How to Pronounce "on a whim"
expression
ˈɑn/, /ˈɔn/ /ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /ˈhwɪm/, /ˈwɪm
ON-uh-WIM
ˈɒn/ /æɪ/ /wˈɪm
ON-uh-WIM
Definition
If you do something 'on a whim', you do it suddenly, without planning or much thinking, often just because you feel like it at the moment.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈɑn/, /ˈɔn/ /ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /ˈhwɪm/, /ˈwɪm
British English
ˈɒn/ /æɪ/ /wˈɪm
Simplified Pronunciation
US
ON-uh-WIM
UK
ON-uh-WIM
Listen in Context
She bought a new dress on a whim.
We decided to go to the beach on a whim.
He left his job on a whim.
I grabbed a train ticket to Paris on a whim last weekend.