whom're
/ˈʍuːməɹ/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
contraction
whom are
Informal
Example Sentences
- "“Whom’re you playing this week?” Ernest said. “Georgetown.”"
- "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."
- "“Whom’re you calling?” Tony asked. “Your mother.”"
- "“Whom’re you talking of? What’s happened?” asked Ion."
- "‘Whom’re you trying to fool?’ I said. ‘Whom? I see through you just like the people on all the other worlds do! I know you know what a mumbo-jumbo your United Churches are. I know you know the way of life you sing of through your nose so much isn’t what you claim it is. I know your Eldest Bright and his gang of narrow-minded old men are just a gang of world-hungry tyrants that don’t give a damn for religion or anything as long as they get what they want. I know you know it — and I’m going to make you admit it!’"
- "Rohan Batra threw back his head and guffawed. “What is this?” he bellowed, “jungle thrills for tourists? First you show us a herd of tame elephants, then you get all spooky about a puddle of dirty water. And finally you weave a tale around a harmless forest guard standing in a fire-break. Come off it! Whom’re you trying to fool?”"
Etymology
whom + ’re (“are”)
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈʍuːməɹ/
- British English: /ˈʍuː.mə/
Usage
Inflected Forms
whom’re (canonical)
Frequently Paired Words
whom’d
whom’ll
whom’s
whom’ve