circumvolve vs whirl

circumvolve is not a noun while whirl is a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
circumvolve	No	No	Yes	No
whirl	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, whirl is a hyponym of circumvolve; that is, whirl is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than circumvolve:

Other hyponyms of circumvolve include crank, crank up, birl, spin, twirl, birl, birle.

circumvolve (noun)	whirl (noun)
	a usually brief attempt
	the act of rotating rapidly
	confused movement
	the shape of something rotating rapidly

circumvolve (verb)	whirl (verb)
cause to turn on an axis or center	flow in a circular current, of liquids
	turn in a twisting or spinning motion
	cause to spin
	fly around
	revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis