whirligig vs gyrate

whirligig is a noun but gyrate is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
whirligig	Yes	No	Yes	No
gyrate	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, gyrate is a hypernym of whirligig; that is, gyrate is a word with a broader meaning than whirligig:

Other hypernyms of whirligig include reel, spin, spin around, whirl.

whirligig (noun)	gyrate (noun)
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

whirligig (verb)	gyrate (verb)
whirl or spin like a whirligig	to wind or move in a spiral course
	revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis