convulse vs whank

convulse

verb
  • To violently shake or agitate. 

  • To suffer violent involuntary contraction of the muscles, producing contortions of the body or limbs. 

  • To create great laughter. 

whank

verb
  • To beat; to thrash; to whip; to lash. 

  • To cut, especially to cut off a large portion. 

noun
  • A strike with the fist; a blow; a knock. 

  • A large portion, slice or lump. 

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