whirl vs flow

whirl and flow both are nouns.

whirl and flow both are verbs.

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

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

whirl: flow in a circular current, of liquids
flow: move along, of liquids

Other hypernyms of whirl include course, feed, run.

whirl (noun)	flow (noun)
a usually brief attempt	the act of flowing or streaming; continuous progression
the act of rotating rapidly	the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)
confused movement	dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas
the shape of something rotating rapidly	any uninterrupted stream or discharge
	the monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause
	something that resembles a flowing stream in moving continuously
	the amount of fluid that flows in a given time

whirl (verb)	flow (verb)
flow in a circular current, of liquids	undergo menstruation
turn in a twisting or spinning motion	cover or swamp with water
cause to spin	fall or flow in a certain way
fly around	move along, of liquids
revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis	move or progress freely as if in a stream
	cause to flow
	be abundantly present

Difference between whirl and flow

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