ratting

Definition of rattingnext
present participle of rat

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for ratting
Verb
  • The married father of two sons, who had been on the force for seven months, was making his regular rounds and stopped at Circle K, spotting Teresa talking with a 16-year-old boy outside the store, according to court records.
    Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026
  • But our cast from Hunting Wives happened to be at the party, and there was Ted talking to them and taking selfies.
    Lacey Rose, HollywoodReporter, 30 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • To be fair, Titus betraying his sister does ultimately lead to his downfall, even if Ursula isn’t around to see it.
    Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2026
  • Stories of families who changed continents, leaving one life and opening another, without betraying their identity.
    Nicola Bambini, Vanity Fair, 19 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The White House team is required to file a report informing the court of the status of its compliance within 21 days after the order takes effect.
    Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Thousands of Oracle workers woke Tuesday to an email from their employer informing them that their jobs had been cut with immediate effect, in what appears to one of the largest mass layoffs in the tech giant’s history.
    Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The class action suit against Google, filed last week by a plaintiff with the pseudonym Jane Doe, alleged that the company's AI Mode created its own summaries and links, exposing Epstein victims' personal identifying information (PII), including names, phone numbers and email addresses.
    Jennifer Elias,Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Low level light therapy While research is still mounting, studies suggest that exposing the skin to specific wavelengths of light can extend the growth phase of hair, reduce the inflammation that damages follicles and interferes with the growth cycle, and improve the density and thickness of hair.
    Rebecca Strong, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Pinecrest police ends the Facebook post warning other neighbors in the area to stay vigilant, and for potential lawbreakers to stay far away.
    Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 31 Mar. 2026
  • By this point, experts were warning that half a million people in Gaza were at risk of starvation, and organizations such as the Rabbinical Assembly, an association of Conservative rabbis, were urging immediate action to alleviate civilian suffering.
    Eyal Press, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Because there’s no telling how many times this bell will ring before changes are ushered in.
    Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 1 Apr. 2026
  • American Airlines is telling you why your flight is delayed.
    Zach Wichter, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The defendant is accused of disclosing explicit non-consensual AI images of a social media influencer in Texas.
    Miguel Torres, AZCentral.com, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Before infants were enrolled in the AL16 study, their parents or guardians had to sign consent forms disclosing, among other things, the risks that clinical trial subjects would face.
    David Hilzenrath, USA Today, 29 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Every moment of euphoria is obfuscated by distortion, every pop impulse is undercut by squealing dissonance.
    Colin Joyce, Pitchfork, 18 Mar. 2026
  • Something’s always smoking or squealing with these boys, huh?
    Tom Smyth, Vulture, 16 Mar. 2026
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“Ratting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ratting. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.

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