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ratting Definition and Meaning in English (ratting definition)

noun
Synonyms:snitchinginformingsquealing
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Ratting definition: The act of informing authorities or others about someone's wrongdoing or secrets, often in a disloyal or treacherous manner.

Definitions of Ratting

  1. 1noun(informal)

    The act of informing authorities or others about someone's wrongdoing or secrets, often in a disloyal or treacherous manner.

  2. 2noun(none)

    The activity or sport of hunting and killing rats, typically with the aid of dogs.

Example Sentences

casual

“His friends accused him of ratting them out to the teacher.”

none

“The farmer spent the evening ratting in the barn to protect his grain.”

Synonyms

Antonyms

protectingcovering up

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Inflected Word Forms

past tenseratted
past participleratted
nounrat
pluralrats

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Ratting definition: The act of informing authorities or others about someone's wrongdoing or secrets, often in a disloyal or treacherous manner.
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'Ratting' translates to 'ratting' in English. Ratting definition: The act of informing authorities or others about someone's wrongdoing or secrets, often in a disloyal or treacherous manner.
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