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whied

whied is the simple past and past participle of why.

Meaning of why

Verb

why (third-person singular simple present whys or whies, present participle whying, simple past and past participle whyed or whied)

  1. (intransitive, transitive) To ask (someone) the question "why?".
    • Why indeed? But once you start whying, there's no end to it.1930, D[avid] H[erbert] Lawrence, Assorted Articles, London: Martin Secker, page 11

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Questions about whied

What is whied the simple past and past participle of?
Whied is the simple past and past participle of why.

Words near whied in the dictionary

  1. whiddles
  2. whiddling
  3. Whiddon
  4. Whiddons
  5. whids
  6. whied
  7. whies
  8. whies and wherefores
  9. whiff
  10. whiff waff
  11. whiff whaff

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