what's

American  

[hwuhts, hwots, wuhts, wots, hwuhts, wuhts] / ʰwʌts, ʰwɒts, wʌts, wɒts, ʰwəts, wəts /

1. contraction of what is or what has:

   What's the matter? What's been done?

2. contraction of what does: What's she do for a living?

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Usage

See contraction.

Example Sentences

“You haven’t called in a few days. What’s going on?”

From Salon

"I think all the agency lads now have had enough and they just want to come out and stand for what's right."

From BBC

What’s telling is that the other teams near the top of the list—the Jaguars, Bills, Cowboys and Broncos—are all vying for playoff spots.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Seeing smoke inside the plane, every alarm going off, it was crazy. We were saying goodbye to people. I was just thinking about my one sister that was still in Colombia, that if something happened, what’s that gonna do to her? We were just sitting, waiting.”

From Los Angeles Times

The LP starts with “La Reina Presenta,” a blessing from Mexican pop icon Thalía, a formative influence who passes the torch here over her classic “Piel Morena” — “You, showing me your new music? What’s the one I liked again? Play it, it’s so good,” Thalía says on the track.

From Los Angeles Times