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whim

UK
/wɪm/
US
/wɪm/

Translations

whimnoun
whims
pl
UK
/wɪm/
US
/wɪm/
She bought the dress on a whim.
Она купила платье по капризу.
His decision to travel was just a whim.
Его решение путешествовать было просто прихотью.
Additional translations
своеволие
блажь
Synonyms
caprice
inclination
desire
urge
notion
impulse
fancy
whimverb
whimmed
Past Simple
whimmed
Past Participle
whimming
Gerund
UK
/wɪm/
US
/wɪm/
Archaic, chiefly in mining context.
Synonyms
act on a whim
act impulsively
fancy
capricate
take a notion
decide spontaneously
be fanciful

Definitions

whimnoun
A sudden or capricious impulse or idea; a passing fancy.
On a whim, she decided to take a spontaneous road trip to the mountains.
(Mining, historical) A hoisting machine consisting of a vertical drum turned by horse or steam power, used for raising ore, water, or workers in a mine shaft.
The old Cornish mine still has an intact wooden whim beside the shaft.
whimverb
(Mining, historical) To raise or haul (ore, water, etc.) by means of a whim.
They whimmed the buckets of ore to the surface throughout the night.
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