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.
was ratting
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past progressiveof rat.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
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
Word of Gonzalez’s call to Internal Affairs had somehow leaked, and deputies at the station suspected he was ratting out a fellow deputy, his attorney Alan Romero said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2021
I felt kinda sick saying that—weird, like I was ratting Noodles out.
From "When I Was the Greatest" by Jason Reynolds
It was "ratting;" and ratting, as Seth thought, without the excuse of a bribe.
From A Charming Fellow, Volume II (of 3) by Trollope, Frances Eleanor
But I instinctively felt old Lesseps was ratting, so I asked Cherif to stop a moment, and said to Stanton, 'Now, see that Lesseps does not make a mess of it.
From The Life of Gordon, Volume II by Boulger, Demetrius Charles
