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whim

/wɪm/noun1 syllable

Whim means: an odd or fanciful or capricious idea.

Synonyms for whim19

noun, as in an odd or fanciful or capricious idea

notion, whimsy, whimsey

noun, as in a sudden desire

caprice, impulse

also used for whim

lark, boutade, capriccio, conceit, crotchet, delirament, fancy, fangle, figary, flisk, freak, kink, maggot, megrim

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What does whim mean?2

noun

1

an odd or fanciful or capricious idea“the theatrical notion of disguise is associated with disaster in his stories”

2

a sudden desire“he bought it on an impulse”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with whim?14

one syllable

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Show 40 near rhymes
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Whim in a sentence

  • On a whim, he learnt the periodic table off by heart.sundown
  • This is not a whim; it’s a deep, personal choice.Nuel
  • On a whim, we stopped at the roadside stand to get ice cream.IMer
  • Father was generous enough to indulge my every whim.unknown
  • At work they are at the whim of the boss.marvinsalazar
  • We decided to drive there on a whim.ddnktr
  • Ziri should never do something like that on a whim.Amastan
  • He can't make decisions like that on a whim.Conjuice

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Forms of whim

as a noun

plural
whims