whim

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see also: WHIM

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /(h)wɪm/

Noun

whim

1. A fanciful impulse, or sudden change of idea.
2. (mining) A large capstan or vertical drum turned by horse power or steam power, for raising ore or water, etc., from mines, or for other purposes

Synonyms

• (fancy) lark, especially in phrase on a whim, see also Thesaurus:whim

Translations

• French: lubie, caprice
• German: Laune, Grille, Marotte, Kaprize, Verrücktheit, wunderlicher Einfall
• Italian: capriccio, ghiribizzo, fantasia, stravaganza, stranezza, griccio, stramberia, grillo, uzzolo, sfizio, gnagnera
• Portuguese: inspiração, capricho
• Russian: капри́з
• Spanish: capricho, ventolera

Verb

whim (whims, present participle whimming; simple past and past participle whimmed)

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

Etymology 2

Compare whimbrel.

Noun

whim (plural whims)

1. A bird, the Eurasian wigeon.

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WHIM

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Noun

whim (uncountable)

1. (astronomy) Initialism of warm-hot intergalactic medium

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