whipping top vs whirligig

whipping top and whirligig both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
whipping top	Yes	No	No	No
whirligig	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, whirligig is a hypernym of whipping top; that is, whirligig is a word with a broader meaning than whipping top:

whipping top: a top that is spun by whipping
whirligig: a conical child's plaything tapering to a steel point on which it can be made to spin

Other hypernyms of whipping top include spinning top, teetotum, top.

whipping top (noun)	whirligig (noun)
a top that is spun by whipping	a large, rotating machine with seats for children to ride on for amusement
	a conical child's plaything tapering to a steel point on which it can be made to spin

whipping top (verb)	whirligig (verb)
	whirl or spin like a whirligig