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whom're

UK/ˈʍuː.mə/US/ˈʍuːməɹ/

whom're contraction: whom are.

Contraction

whom’re

  1. (contraction, informal, interrogative) whom are
    • “Whom’re you playing this week?” Ernest said.
      “Georgetown.”1939, Irwin Shaw, Sailor off the Bremen, page 9? 〃, 〃
    • Hector clapped his hands loudly and looked around the room.
      “Whom’re you applauding?” Molly asked naively.
      “Applauding? Oh — oh — ” Hector began to laugh and the others at the table joined him. “That’s the way we summon waiters and servants here,” he explained.1943, Estelle Schrott, Heaven is for the Angels, Appleton-Century, page 65

Origin of whom're

whom + ’re (“are”)

Questions about whom're

What does whom're mean?
Whom're means whom are.
What part of speech is whom're?
Whom're is a contraction.
How do you pronounce whom're?
Whom're is pronounced /ˈʍuː.mə/ (UK).

Words near whom're in the dictionary

  1. wholsomest
  2. wholth
  3. wholy
  4. whom
  5. whom am I kidding
  6. whom're
  7. whom's
  8. whom've
  9. whom-batt
  10. whoman
  11. whomble

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