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ratting on

ratting on is the present participle and gerund of rat on.

Meaning of rat on

Verb

rat on (third-person singular simple present rats on, present participle ratting on, simple past and past participle ratted on)

  1. (transitive) To tattle, squeal about (someone)
    • Who you protecting, you dumb asshole? A stoolie who rats on his own friends?1984 May 23, Leonardo Benvenuti, Piero De Bernardi, Enrico Medioli, Franco Arcalli, Franco Ferrini, Sergio Leone, Once Upon a Time in America, spoken by Beefy (Frank Gio), Regency Enterprises & The...
    Synonyms:
    tell on

Questions about ratting on

What is ratting on the present participle and gerund of?
Ratting on is the present participle and gerund of rat on.

Words near ratting on in the dictionary

  1. rattinet
  2. rattinets
  3. ratting
  4. ratting cap
  5. ratting caps
  6. ratting on
  7. ratting out
  8. ratting through
  9. rattings
  10. rattis
  11. rattish

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