The definition of a whim is a sudden desire to do something that wasn't planned. ... A sudden fancy; idle and passing notion; capricious idea or desire.

What is the meaning for whim?

1 : a capricious or eccentric and often sudden idea or turn of the mind : fancy quit his job on a whim. 2 : a large capstan that is made with one or more radiating arms to which a horse may be yoked and that is used in mines for raising ore or water.

What does at the whims mean?

Definition of at the whim of (someone)

: when (someone) wishes, desires, or decides something often in a sudden way The shop is only open at the whim of the owner.