whirligig vs whirl

whirligig and whirl both are nouns.

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

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

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

whirligig (noun)	whirl (noun)
a large, rotating machine with seats for children to ride on for amusement	a usually brief attempt
a conical child's plaything tapering to a steel point on which it can be made to spin	the act of rotating rapidly
	confused movement
	the shape of something rotating rapidly

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