rat
noun
any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
had been ratting
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past perfect progressiveof rat.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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There had been ratting epidemics on the Ridge; but robbery of a mate by a mate had never occurred before.
From The Black Opal by Prichard, Katharine Susannah
