whirl vs motion

motion vs whirl

whirl and motion both are nouns.

whirl and motion both are verbs.

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

As nouns, motion is a hypernym of whirl; that is, motion is a word with a broader meaning than whirl:

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

Other hypernyms of whirl include movement.

whirl (noun)	motion (noun)
a usually brief attempt	a change of position that does not entail a change of location
the act of rotating rapidly	the act of changing location from one place to another
confused movement	the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals
the shape of something rotating rapidly	a formal proposal for action made to a deliberative assembly for discussion and vote
	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

whirl (verb)	motion (verb)
flow in a circular current, of liquids	show, express or direct through movement
turn in a twisting or spinning motion
cause to spin
fly around
revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis

Difference between whirl and motion

Words related to "motion"

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