Whim Definition

wĭm, hwĭm
whims
noun
whims
A sudden fancy; idle and passing notion; capricious idea or desire.
Webster's New World
Arbitrary thought or impulse.
Governed by whim.
American Heritage
A kind of winch or capstan powered by a horse or steam, formerly used in mines to raise ore or water.
Webster's New World

A bird, the European widgeon.

Wiktionary
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abbreviation
(astronomy) Warm-hot intergalactic medium.
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Other Word Forms of Whim

Noun

Singular:
whim
Plural:
whims

Origin of Whim

  • Short for whim-wham fanciful object

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Apocopal derivation of "whim-wham."

    From Wiktionary

  • Compare whimbrel.

    From Wiktionary

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