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whim

The correct spelling is whim.

How to pronounce whim

noun

IPA: /wɪm/

Say it like: Wim

The correct spelling is whim. A fanciful impulse, or whimsical idea

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Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A fanciful impulse, or whimsical idea
  2. 2.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
  3. 3.A bird, the Eurasian wigeon.

verb

  1. 1.To be seized with a whim; to be capricious.

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