WHIM


Meaning of WHIM in English

noun

ADJECTIVE

▪ sudden

The nest is vulnerable to the sudden ~s of the weather.

▪ mere

▪ personal

▪ political

Funding is subject to political ~.

VERB + WHIM

▪ cater to , follow , indulge , pander to ( esp. BrE ), satisfy

▪ be subject to , be vulnerable to , depend on

For years she had been subject to her husband's ~s.

PREPOSITION

▪ at (sb's) ~

They seem to be able to change the rules of the game at ~.

Slaves could be bought and sold at the ~ of their masters.

▪ on a ~

He bought the jacket on a ~.

PHRASES

▪ your every ~

The child's parents pandered to his every ~.

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