ratting

Definition of rattingnext
present participle of rat
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Verb
  • Wasserman was the evening’s major speaker and arrived at the event as reporters were talking to Cherfilus-McCormick.
    Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 12 May 2026
  • Schrage was talking, of course, about AI agents, those software programs created to autonomously take action on your behalf and interact with other humans or programs.
    Diane Brady, Fortune, 11 May 2026
Verb
  • Fans of Summer House have been eager to find out whether Batula and Wilson would take accountability at the reunion for betraying Miller.
    Glenn Garner, Deadline, 26 Apr. 2026
  • The go-to resource for mapping out those periods is the app EskomSePush (the name of which is a cheeky double entendre in Afrikkans, betraying the public annoyance).
    Abbey Hudetz, Travel + Leisure, 16 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The passenger responded to an email from the ship’s operator informing passengers of the health event and checked himself in at a hospital.
    Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 7 May 2026
  • In addition to informing policymakers and expanding research resources to find out more about the genesis of these events, scientists say more public awareness that these events are even happening is key.
    Ella Nilsen, CNN Money, 6 May 2026
Verb
  • Later, the Moon squares the Sun, exposing tension between social momentum and personal comfort.
    Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 9 May 2026
  • Video recovered from the cameras show 18 people in various stages of disrobement, exposing genitalia and going to the toilet, including a minor and two infants.
    Silas Morgan, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 May 2026
Verb
  • His aggressive redistricting proposal faces pushback from Republican lawmakers and legal challenges, with critics warning the gerrymandered map could backfire and boost Democrats instead.
    Bill Barrow, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Tech stocks slid Tuesday after The Wall Street Journal published a report warning that ChatGPT-maker OpenAI was falling short of revenue and user targets, fueling concerns about whether the tech industry’s multitrillion-dollar investment in AI will eventually pay off.
    Rob Wile, NBC news, 28 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Like Flores and Natal, Kaik found that the company, York Service & Towing, would only take cash, telling her that sometimes, people would pay with a credit card then cancel the card before payment went through.
    Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Shortly after telling her to contact security, Alvarez arrived upstairs.
    Alex Gurley, PEOPLE, 28 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • DeMarco declined on disclosing specifics on Ionescu, who is slated to miss the start of the season due to a left foot injury.
    Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 6 May 2026
  • The vulnerability and exploit code that exploits it were released Wednesday evening by researchers from security firm Theori, five weeks after privately disclosing it to the Linux kernel security team.
    Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 30 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The adults settle into seats facing each other while children from different families run behind them, squealing, playing, crying.
    Elizabeth Hernandez, Denver Post, 26 Apr. 2026
  • Visceral sounds of gyaaaaaaa (ギャアアアアア) convey squealing tires, while turbo blow-off valves let out a sweet doa (ドア).
    Caleb Jacobs, The Drive, 9 Apr. 2026
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“Ratting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ratting. Accessed 13 May. 2026.

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