flow vs whirl

flow and whirl both are nouns.

flow and whirl both are verbs.

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

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

flow: move along, of liquids
whirl: flow in a circular current, of liquids

Other hyponyms of flow include flush, gush, jet, surge, tide, circulate, eddy, purl, swirl, whirlpool, run off, waste, run down, pour, run out, spill, stream, well out, dribble, filter, trickle, drain, run out, ooze, seep, gutter.

flow (noun)	whirl (noun)
the act of flowing or streaming; continuous progression	a usually brief attempt
the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)	the act of rotating rapidly
dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas	confused movement
any uninterrupted stream or discharge	the shape of something rotating rapidly
the monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause
something that resembles a flowing stream in moving continuously
the amount of fluid that flows in a given time

flow (verb)	whirl (verb)
undergo menstruation	flow in a circular current, of liquids
cover or swamp with water	turn in a twisting or spinning motion
fall or flow in a certain way	cause to spin
move along, of liquids	fly around
move or progress freely as if in a stream	revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis
cause to flow
be abundantly present

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