motion vs whirl

whirl vs motion

motion and whirl both are nouns.

motion and whirl both are verbs.

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

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

motion: a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something
whirl: confused movement

Other hyponyms of motion include crustal movement, tectonic movement, approach, approaching, passage, passing, deflection, deflexion, bend, bending, change of location, travel, undulation, wave, jitter, periodic motion, periodic movement, heave, backlash, rebound, recoil, repercussion, kick, recoil, seek, squeeze, wring, cam stroke, stroke, throw, turn, turning, twist, wrench, undulation, moving ridge, wave, wobble, commotion, Brownian motion, Brownian movement, pedesis, decelerated motion, motion with variable acceleration.

motion (noun)	whirl (noun)
a change of position that does not entail a change of location	a usually brief attempt
the act of changing location from one place to another	the act of rotating rapidly
the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals	confused movement
a formal proposal for action made to a deliberative assembly for discussion and vote	the shape of something rotating rapidly
a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something
an optical illusion of motion produced by viewing a rapid succession of still pictures of a moving object
a state of change

motion (verb)	whirl (verb)
show, express or direct through movement	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

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