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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Clipping ofwhim-wham.

Noun

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whim (countable anduncountable,pluralwhims)

  1. Afancifulimpulse, or sudden change ofidea.
    • 1763, Charles Churchill,The Ghost, book IV, J. Coote,→OCLC,page137:
      Let ev’ry Man enjoy hiswhim; / What’s He to Me, or I to him?
    • 1886,Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, translated by H.L. Brækstad,Folk and Fairy Tales, page269:
      The king was tired of thiswhim of hers long ago, and thought she ought to get married like other people; there was nothing she need wait for, she was old enough and she would not be any richer either, for she was to have half the kingdom, which she inherited after her mother.
    • 2019 May 19, Alex McLevy, “The final Game Of Thrones brings a pensive but simple meditation about stories (newbies)”, inThe A.V. Club[1], archived fromthe original on22 May 2019:
      “You’re either with me or you’re against me” became Dany’s credo, and those against her were an ever-changing multitude to be determined solely by herwhims.
    • 2025 October 15, “News: Renewed commitment to Northern Powerhouse Rail”, inRAIL, number1046, page 9:
      He also disagreed with the idea of cancelling projects "completely at thewhim of an individual Prime Minister," citing Rishi Sunak's decision to cancel HS2 north of Handsacre Junction.
  2. (mining) A largecapstan or vertical drum turned by horse power or steam power, for raisingore or water, etc., frommines, or for other purposes
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fanciful impulse

Verb

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whim (third-person singular simple presentwhims,present participlewhimming,simple past and past participlewhimmed)

  1. (rare, intransitive) To be seized with a whim; to be capricious.

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Etymology 2

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Comparewhimbrel.

Noun

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whim (pluralwhims)

  1. A bird, theEurasian wigeon.
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