whirl vs circumvolve

whirl is a noun but circumvolve is not a noun.

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

As verbs, circumvolve is a hypernym of whirl; that is, circumvolve is a word with a broader meaning than whirl:

Other hypernyms of whirl include rotate.

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

whirl (verb)	circumvolve (verb)
flow in a circular current, of liquids	cause to turn on an axis or center
turn in a twisting or spinning motion
cause to spin
fly around
revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis