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.
ratting
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present participleof rat.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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And who wouldn’t have to modify their behavior if they thought Rover was ratting them out to his pals down at Paws & Claws?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 3, 2026
"But he could be ratting out Eastman and Powell, for example, in order to make a deal."
From Salon ● Jun. 29, 2023
This particular Planned Parenthood is where high school girls in my town would go if they needed birth control and didn’t want any busybodies ratting them out if they were spotted at the local clinic.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 27, 2023
With the Cambridge Analytica scandal still ratting along, Facebook revealed that a separate problem had exposed almost 50 million accounts to being hijacked.
From BBC ● Dec. 29, 2018
“Are the police here because of me ratting out Junito yesterday? Oh my God, is Beatriz here? What about the Latin Diablos?”
From "Like Vanessa" by Tami Charles
