scatter vs twirl

scatter

verb
  • Of a pitcher: to keep down the number of hits or walks. 

  • To (cause to) separate and go in different directions; to disperse. 

  • To deflect (radiation or particles). 

  • To occur or fall at widely spaced intervals. 

  • To distribute loosely as by sprinkling. 

  • To frustrate, disappoint, and overthrow. 

  • To be dispersed upon. 

noun
  • The act of scattering or dispersing. 

  • A collection of dispersed objects. 

twirl

verb
  • To pitch. 

  • To twist round. 

  • To rotate rapidly. 

  • To perform a twirl. 

noun
  • A little twist of some substance; a swirl. 

  • A movement where a person spins round elegantly; a pirouette. 

  • Any rotating movement; a spin. 

  • A prison guard. 

How often have the words scatter and twirl occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )