ratting

verb

Definition of rattingnext
present participle of rat
as in talking

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ratting
  1. talking
  2. betraying
  3. informing
  4. exposing
  5. warning
  6. telling
  7. disclosing
  8. announcing
Verb
  • Create Polls and Ask Questions Polls get people talking, and LinkedIn’s algorithm rewards it.
    William Arruda, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
  • Join our Space Forums to keep talking space on the latest missions, night sky and more!
    Leonard David, Space.com, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of talking
Verb
  • America’s shoppers are not betraying signs of an economic slowdown.
    Melvin Backman, Quartz, 18 Dec. 2024
  • His eyes began to sting, betraying him.
    Daisy Hildyard, The New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2024
Definition of betraying
Verb
  • Worst practices In-house production has been reduced or outsourced, and in 2023 Elsevier began using AI during production without informing the board, resulting in many style and formatting errors, as well as reversing versions of papers that had already been accepted and formatted by the editors.
    Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 30 Dec. 2024
  • That’s what happened when Slay, sidelined for three fourth-quarter plays, ran back onto the field after informing one defensive back coach but not the other.
    Brooks Kubena, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of informing
Verb
  • The solace of female intimacy is too exposing.
    Rachel Aviv, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Moreover, unclear policies and tracking mechanisms may prevent companies from aligning legal, ethical and regulatory standards in AI systems, potentially exposing the organization to compliance violations and associated penalties.
    Son Nguyen, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of exposing
Verb
  • Social structures and group dynamics further enhance their survival, as individuals can act as sentinels, warning others of danger.
    Scott Travers, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
  • In retrospect, Johnson’s warning back on December 26 was apt.
    Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Dec. 2024
Definition of warning
Verb
  • Before the memoir was published, Sheila was talking with her editor, Douglas Gibson, who was Alice’s Canadian editor and publisher, and surprised herself by telling him about Andrea and Gerry.
    Rachel Aviv, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Imagine someone telling you then that Liverpool would return 15 months later with Klopp gone and having failed to strengthen the squad.
    James Pearce, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of telling
Verb
  • Consumers are also now smart enough to know when some brands use excessive sugars, sweeteners, dyes, artificial colors, preservatives or fake aging techniques without disclosing it on the label.
    Patrick Shorb, Rolling Stone, 26 Dec. 2024
  • But the stock reversed course once management began disclosing more info about the company’s generative artificial intelligence system, Apple Intelligence.
    Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of disclosing
Verb
  • The document services provider added nearly 7% after announcing its acquisition of printer maker Lexmark.
    Alex Harring, CNBC, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Willis was first diagnosed with aphasia in March 2022, with his family later announcing he had been diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia or FTD.
    Lori A Bashian Fox News, Fox News, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of announcing
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