ratting

present participle of rat

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for ratting
Verb
  • During those visits, Ray and Alex took an interest in dance — getting up onstage with the park’s performers and talking with them after the shows.
    Shannon Pettypiece, NBC news, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Toddlers and babies especially might especially appreciate a break from their constricting seat, and a change in scenery, by talking a walk up and down the aisles with mom or dad.
    Sherri Gordon, Parents, 23 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • In the finale, Grasso gets a chance to redeem himself, betraying the Dark Hearts and racing into the woods to rescue Maeve, a young woman being targeted by the biker gang, all while bleeding from a bullet wound of his own.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 20 Oct. 2025
  • To this end, Cucinelli urged the independent players to tap into the online commerce without betraying their identity of exclusivity and desirability, subtly reprimanding those who embraced the gray market outright.
    Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Earlier this week, food benefit recipients received letters from the Department of Health Services informing them of FoodShare fund delays.
    Natalie Eilbert, jsonline.com, 24 Oct. 2025
  • When Hopkins received the call informing her of the university’s decision, she was stunned.
    Essence, Essence, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • This allows users to benefit from AI acceleration without exposing sensitive information.
    Ni Tao, Interesting Engineering, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Running mate’s populist appeal boosts Paz Paz’s campaign was boosted by his running mate Edman Lara, a former police officer known for viral TikTok videos exposing corruption.
    Reuters 3 min ago, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Fighting fire with fire Security analysts have been warning companies, governments, and the general public that hackers are ramping up their attacks in the wake of the widespread adoption of AI.
    Big Think, Big Think, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Meteorologists are warning that Tropical Storm Melissa could bring life-threatening conditions to portions of the Caribbean.
    Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The lore of the position is passed between players like travelers telling tales at a campfire.
    Jourdan Rodrigue, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
  • There’s no telling how expensive the wardrobe budget is on the film, but this lookalike style is just $30 right now.
    Izzy Baskette, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Instead of disclosing her condition to her employer and circles of friends, Sickler pulled back from modeling with little explanation, thinking that the absence of her hair would certainly result in the loss of her contract.
    Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Without disclosing specific projections, Barbieri forecast moderate growth for 2025.
    Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • One of the first major highlights showed the moment Mei Xiang birthed a squealing Xiao Qi Ji and cradled her newborn cub.
    Sudiksha Kochi, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
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“Ratting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ratting. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.

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