snitching 1 of 3

present participle of snitch
as in talking
to give information (as to the authorities) about another's improper or unlawful activities he snitched on his friend because he was only looking out for himself

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snitching

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verb (2)

present participle of snitch

snitching

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noun

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for snitching
Noun
  • Criminals that are able to gain access to passwords put up for sale on the dark web are able to use them for identify theft, fraud, and even blackmail.
    Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 June 2025
  • The truth is that almost all the fraud, waste and abuse in the health care system comes from the billing and payment processes and skyrocketing prices, not from people who rely on Medicaid for essential care.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2025
Noun
  • That trickery only works when the players understand the layers of the system on a detailed level.
    Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 21 June 2025
  • This trickery is a cost-saving measure in that the orchid does not have to manufacture nectar or prodigious amounts of expensive pollen.
    The San Diego Union Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 June 2025
Noun
  • This stylization gives her a veneer of being disarmingly kind; but ultimately, is a form of deception that caused Sophie to fatally trust this person.
    Tiffany Leigh, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
  • Codenamed Operation Midnight Hammer, the overnight mission relied on deception, aerial refueling, and near-total radio silence to hit Iran's Fordo and Natanz enrichment facilities—sites that had withstood weeks of sustained Israeli attacks.
    Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 June 2025
Noun
  • Far from being some dastardly act of espionage and double-dealing, Cartwright made his fateful choice out of love.
    Erik Kain, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
  • Making his Broadway debut, Burr is a cyclone as the fast-talking, double-dealing Dave Moss, who springs a plan to steal the leads on his unwilling accomplice, George Aaronow (McKean, drolly exasperated).
    Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • That yearning involves no duplicity or threats to others.
    Jay Tcath, Chicago Tribune, 10 June 2025
  • This duplicity and playing different patrons off of each other would be carried on by his political heirs.
    Sean Durns, The Washington Examiner, 6 June 2025
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“Snitching.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snitching. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.

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