why're

contraction

why are

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Meanings

contraction
  1. colloquialcontractionwhy are

    'Daidre, have you something to hide?' 'Nothing that would interest Scotland Yard. Why're they investigating me?'

    2011, Elizabeth George, Careless in Red
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APA

why're. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/why're

MLA

“why're.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/why're. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “why're,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/why're.

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