whim

Definition

A fanciful impulse, or sudden change of idea.

Etymology

Clipping of whim-wham.

Example Sentences

• "Let ev’ry Man enjoy his whim; / What’s He to Me, or I to him?"
• "The king was tired of this whim of hers long ago, and thought she ought to get married like other people; there was nothing she need wait for, she was old enough and she would not be any richer either, for she was to have half the kingdom, which she inherited after her mother."
• "“You’re either with me or you’re against me” became Dany’s credo, and those against her were an ever-changing multitude to be determined solely by her whims."