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.
is ratting
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present progressiveof rat (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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“He knows no one is ratting him out because they are scared of him,” Detective Oscar Rosa, the lead investigator, said a few days later.
From New York Times ● Apr. 6, 2017
“You need that time with the patient, where his wife is ratting on him.”
From New York Times ● Jan. 9, 2016
