twirl vs wag

twirl

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

  • A little twist of some substance; a swirl. 

  • Any rotating movement; a spin. 

  • A prison guard. 

verb
  • To twist round. 

  • To pitch. 

  • To rotate rapidly. 

  • To perform a twirl. 

wag

noun
  • An oscillating movement. 

  • A witty person. 

verb
  • To swing from side to side, such as of an animal's tail, or someone's head, to express disagreement or disbelief. 

  • To play truant from school. 

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