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Princeton's WordNet

  1. informing, rattingnoun

    to furnish incriminating evidence to an officer of the law (usually in return for favors)

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  1. ratting

    Ratting is the act of reporting or informing on someone, usually in a secretive or deceitful manner. It usually involves betraying someone's trust or confidence. The term originates from the underworld and is mostly used in relation to crime or illegal activities. It is also commonly used to describe a similar action in online games, where a player betrays their team or allies.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Ratting

    of Rat

  2. Rattingnoun

    the conduct or practices of one who rats. See Rat, v. i., 1

  3. Rattingverb

    the low sport of setting a dog upon rats confined in a pit to see how many he will kill in a given time

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Ratting

    See Rat.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of ratting in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of ratting in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of ratting in a Sentence

  1. Louis Ferrante:

    But the fact that he was a rat, ratting out prisoners ... they're going to be spitting on him.

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