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How to pronounce whims

IPA transcription: ['wɪmz]

Pronunciation variants: ['wɪmz][h'wɪmz]

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Noun

  • a sudden desire

    “he bought it on an impulse”

  • an odd or fanciful or capricious idea

    “the theatrical notion of disguise is associated with disaster in his stories”

    “he had a whimsy about flying to the moon”

    “whimsy can be humorous to someone with time to enjoy it”