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 ratted
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past perfectof rat.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Simone now knew she had ratted him out.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 16, 2022
So, of course, punk as any eight-year-old, Earl had ratted this cousin out.
From The New Yorker ● Oct. 28, 2019
But to Shrimp Boy’s dismay, by the time the first of his two cases reached trial, in 1995, many of his associates had ratted him out.
From New York Times ● Oct. 13, 2015
He was angry that Guest, someone he knew, had ratted on him.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 10, 2015
At first I thought Justin had ratted me out.
From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh
