Ratting Meaning in English

word · lemma: rat

US

ˈɹæt

RAT-ing

UK

ɹˈætɪŋ

RAT-ing

Definition

'Ratting' can mean exposing someone's secrets or betraying them to authorities (slang), or the act of searching for and catching rats.

Usage & Nuances

Very informal as 'snitching or betraying' (main meaning in US/UK slang). Used as 'ratting on someone'. Used literally in pest control. Don't confuse with 'rating' (giving a score).

• Spanish: delatar (informal) - cazar ratas
• Portuguese (BR): dedurar (gíria) - caçar ratos
• Portuguese (PT): bufar (gíria) - caçar ratos
• Chinese (Simplified): 告密（俚语）- 捕鼠
• Chinese (Traditional): 告密（俚語）- 捕鼠
• Hindi: चुगली करना (अनौपचारिक) - चूहे पकड़ना
• Arabic: الوشاية (عامية) - اصطياد الفئران
• Bengali: পুরো কথা ফাঁস করা - বিশ্বাসঘাতকতা করা - ইঁদুর মারা
• Russian: стукачество - выдача (кого-либо) - травля крыс
• Japanese: 密告すること - 裏切ること - ネズミ駆除
• Vietnamese: mách lẻo - phản bội - săn bắt chuột
• Korean: 고자질 - 배신 - 쥐잡이
• Turkish: ispiyonculuk - ihanet - fare avlama
• Urdu: چغلی کرنا - دھوکہ دینا - چوہوں کا شکار
• Indonesian: mách lẻo - phản bội - bắt chuột

Example Sentences

He got in trouble for ratting on his friends.

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Ratting is a problem in some schools.

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They spent the afternoon ratting in the old barn.

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She's always ratting on her classmates, so nobody trusts her.

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Some kids think ratting is worse than getting in trouble themselves.

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After a few minutes of ratting, they caught two big rats in the shed.

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