rotate vs twirl

rotate is not a noun while twirl is a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
rotate	No	No	Yes	No
twirl	Yes	No	Yes	No

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

Other hyponyms of rotate include crank, crank up, birl, spin, whirl, birl, birle.

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

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

rotate (noun)	twirl (noun)
	the act of rotating rapidly
	a sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight

rotate (verb)	twirl (verb)
plant or grow in a fixed cyclic order of succession	turn in a twisting or spinning motion
perform a job or duty on a rotating basis	cause to spin
cause to turn on an axis or center
turn on or around an axis or a center
turn outward
exchange on a regular basis