- present participle of rat.
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
Which is, you know, the problem here, and what all who tuned in should now be ratting him out for.
From Washington Post • Oct. 21, 2019
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
I finally got Mister Johnny out the way and now I have to worry about Miss Hilly coming over and ratting me out.
From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett
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