groan vs ululate

groan

verb
  • To make a groan. 

  • To seemingly creak under the strain of being heavily laden. 

noun
  • A low, mournful sound uttered in pain or grief. 

  • A low, guttural sound uttered in frustration, disapproval, or ecstasy. 

  • A low creaking sound from applied pressure or weight. 

ululate

verb
  • to howl loudly or prolongedly in lamentation or joy 

  • to produce a rapid and prolonged series of sharp noises with one's voice. 

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