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whim

[ wim, hwim ]

noun

  1. an odd or capricious notion or desire; a sudden or freakish fancy:

    a sudden whim to take a midnight walk.

    Synonyms: , ,

  2. capricious humor:

    to be swayed by whim.



whim

/ ·Éɪ³¾ /

noun

  1. a sudden, passing, and often fanciful idea; impulsive or irrational thought
  2. a horse-drawn winch formerly used in mining to lift ore or water
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of whim1

First recorded in 1635–45; short for whim-wham
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of whim1

C17: from whim-wham
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Resistance to their whims, even in speech, gets critics carted off to the Colonies to be worked to death if they didn’t immediately catch a bullet.

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While home with her mum Susan and dad Stephen, she decided "on a little bit of a whim" to walk a marathon around Fairhaven Lake to raise funds for the clinical research team at King's.

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But Trump almost never thinks in larger strategic terms, or at least not about anything beyond his own whims and desires.

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In other words, he's going to treat the world as if it's the Republican Party, under his thumb and answering to his whim.

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Sandberg becomes more the epitome of someone with the proverbial whim of iron.

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