what'd

[ wuht-id, wot-, hwuht-, hwot-; wuhd, hwuhd ]

  1. contraction of what did: What'd you say?

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How to use what'd in a sentence

  • Get the rugs out, any way, and your brushes and combs and things, and advise Miss What-d'-you-call-her to do the same.

    In the High Valley | Susan Coolidge
  • It's the same old vicious circle—and when I say vicious I don't mean a pun, a what-d'-ye-call-'em.

    What Maisie Knew | Henry James
  • Her gold hair was all piled up in waves and crinkles and things, with a what-d'-you-call-it of diamonds in it.

    My Man Jeeves | P. G. Wodehouse
  • She possessed a healthy contempt for that what-d'-ye-call-it that hedges in a king.

    The Princess Elopes | Harold MacGrath
  • And we'll take the boat too, and if that don't satisfy you then that's the end of the what-d'-you-call it!