go around vs whirl

go around is not a noun while whirl is a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
go around	No	No	Yes	No
whirl	Yes	No	Yes	No

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

Other hyponyms of go around include drive in, screw, screw, wheel, wheel around, gyrate, reel, spin, spin around, swirl, twiddle, twirl.

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

go around (verb)	whirl (verb)
become widely known and passed on	flow in a circular current, of liquids
avoid something unpleasant or laborious	turn in a twisting or spinning motion
go around the flank of (an opposing army)	cause to spin
turn on or around an axis or a center	fly around
be sufficient	revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis