turn down vs wry

turn down

verb
  • To reposition by turning, flipping, etc. in a downward direction; to double or fold down. 

  • To reduce the power, etc. of something by means of a control, such as the volume, heat, or light. 

  • To refuse, decline, or deny. 

wry

verb
  • To twist or contort (the body, face, etc.). 

adj
  • Deviating from the right direction; misdirected; out of place. 

  • Turned away, contorted (of the face or body). 

  • Dryly humorous; sardonic or bitterly ironic. 

  • Twisted, bent, crooked. 

noun
  • Distortion. 

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