whim (noun)
1whim — ► NOUN ▪ a sudden desire or change of mind. ORIGIN of unknown origin …
2whim — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ sudden ▪ The nest is vulnerable to the sudden whims of the weather. ▪ mere ▪ personal ▪ political ▪ …
3whim — noun (C) a sudden feeling that you would like to do something or have something, especially when there is no particularly important or good reason: on a whim (=because of a whim): I went to visit her on a whim. | at the whim of: The palace decor… …
4whim — [ wım, hwım ] noun count a sudden feeling that you must have or do something. This word often suggests that what someone wants is not important: on a whim: On a whim, she decided to go away for the weekend. at someone s whim: Prisoners were… …
5whim´per|ing|ly — whim|per «HWIHM puhr», verb, noun. –v.i. 1. to cry with low, broken, mournful sounds: »The sick child whimpered. 2. to make a low, mournful sound. 3. Figurative. to complain in a peevish, childish way; whine: »to whimper for mercy. –v.t. to say… …
6whim´per|er — whim|per «HWIHM puhr», verb, noun. –v.i. 1. to cry with low, broken, mournful sounds: »The sick child whimpered. 2. to make a low, mournful sound. 3. Figurative. to complain in a peevish, childish way; whine: »to whimper for mercy. –v.t. to say… …
7whim|per — «HWIHM puhr», verb, noun. –v.i. 1. to cry with low, broken, mournful sounds: »The sick child whimpered. 2. to make a low, mournful sound. 3. Figurative. to complain in a peevish, childish way; whine: »to whimper for mercy. –v.t. to say with a… …
8whim|sy — «HWIHM zee», noun, plural sies, adjective. –n. 1. an odd or fanciful notion. SYNONYM(S): vagary, caprice. 2. odd or fanciful humor; quaintness: »“Alice in Wonderland” is full of whimsy. SYNONYM(S): drollery …
9whim´si|cal|ness — whim|si|cal «HWIHM zuh kuhl», adjective. 1. full of whims; having many odd notions or fancies: »a whimsical person. However absurd the story may sound when thus reduced, Garnett is much too fine an artist to be whimsical (Newsweek). SYNONYM(S):… …
10whim´si|cal|ly — whim|si|cal «HWIHM zuh kuhl», adjective. 1. full of whims; having many odd notions or fancies: »a whimsical person. However absurd the story may sound when thus reduced, Garnett is much too fine an artist to be whimsical (Newsweek). SYNONYM(S):… …
