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The correct spelling is ratting.
How to pronounce ratting
verb
Say it like: Rat-tin-g
The correct spelling is ratting. (usually with “on” or “out”) To betray a person or party, especially by telling their secret to an authority or an enemy; to turn someone in. For example: "He is going to rat us out!"
Usage Examples
“He is going to rat us out!”
“He ratted a vertical line on his face with a pocket knife.”
“Ratted to shreds.”
Meanings
verb
- 1.(usually with “on” or “out”) To betray a person or party, especially by telling their secret to an authority or an enemy; to turn someone in.
- 2.To work as a scab, going against trade union policies.
- 3.(of a dog, etc.) To kill rats.
- 4.To scratch or score.
- 5.To tear, rip, rend.
noun
- 1.The blood sport of setting a dog upon rats confined in a pit to see how many he will kill in a given time.
- 2.A vocation involving the pest control of rats, typically using a working terrier.
- 3.Desertion of one's principles.
- 4.Working as a scab, against trade union policies.
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