rat-running
the practice of driving through residential side streets to avoid congested main roads
Derived forms of rat-running
- rat-run, noun
- rat-runner, noun
Words Nearby rat-running
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How to use rat-running in a sentence
He had set up the above-mentioned cry from observing a large rat running along the side of the wall.
The Lancashire Witches | William Harrison AinsworthThe next morning she was startled by what she thought a gray rat running past her bed.
When the blackness closed in, and I heard in the dark scrambling sounds like a rat running amok in the wainscot, I gave a cry.
The Brightener | C. N. WilliamsonTommy was in his night-shirt, with the white rat running over his shoulders.
Tommy Wideawake | H. H. BashfordI was three days ago basking myself in the morning sun, when I saw a rat running before me.
Tales of the Sun | Mrs. Howard Kingscote
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