Noun : a mall rat; gym rats. From Dictionary.com.
After all, ratting is good fun, and difficult to come by in London. From Wordnik.com. [Try Anything Twice] Reference
Well, I was strictly independent and I didn't take any "ratting" see, so. From Wordnik.com. [Oral History Interview with Clay East, September 22, 1973. Interview E-0003. Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007)] Reference
Godard once said that by "ratting" to the police she had emancipated herself. From Wordnik.com. [Patricia Zohn: Culture Zohn: The Enduring Magic of Breathless] Reference
One day one may engage in trading, another in hauling, or "ratting" or guard duty, or just plain. From Wordnik.com. [The Drop Kick] Reference
The Crown argued at trial Ostrowski feared Nieman was "ratting" on him to police. From Wordnik.com. [Dose.ca Music briefs] Reference
Resident Brandon Goddard told the newspaper how he killed the animal as he went "ratting" with friends on the edge of the estate. From Wordnik.com. [ireland.com Breaking News] Reference
"ratting" on criminals may be a self-imposed death sentence. From Wordnik.com. [Denver Post: News: Breaking: Local] Reference
But they know that they would be ratting on their family. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript May 31, 2006] Reference
I can't afford to have the Internet ratting me out like that. From Wordnik.com. [I Am Here: One Man's Experiment With the Location-Aware Lifestyle] Reference
The Dow down almost 400 points, ratting markets around the world. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 10, 2007] Reference
"Imagine -- the governor of the colony ratting on his own people.". From Wordnik.com. [The Space Pioneers] Reference
Of course, the 3 am phone call was Linda Tripp ratting out Bill. From Wordnik.com. [Hillary Spokesperson Hedges: Obama Has Not Passed Commander-In-Chief Test "At This Point"] Reference
"He would call me a rat before I was ratting," he said with a grin. From Wordnik.com. [Jerry Capeci: Alite: Junior and Gottis Taught Me Treachery of Mob Life] Reference
I ` ve been ratting people like Nancy Pelosi out and saying shame on you. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 4, 2006] Reference
Usually, I don't like ratting but this is really for our country, isn't it. From Wordnik.com. [Danny Schechter: Tony Soprano To The Rescue As Gov't Faces Mob Threat] Reference
GRACE: Lindsay Lohan ` s father speaking out, ratting her out for OxyContin. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript May 31, 2007] Reference
“And then you had to bugger the whole thing up by ratting to Wilton Young.”. From Wordnik.com. [Knockdown]
Because kids, they don ` t want to be the one who ` s ratting out their friends. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 27, 2009] Reference
Last time Gravano ran afoul of the law, he wriggled free by ratting out his boss. From Wordnik.com. [Corralling Sammy 'The Bull'] Reference
He might get squeezed and end up ratting out the other guys, and get only eight to twelve. From Wordnik.com. [Al Franken: Happy Fitznukkah, Everybody!] Reference
They went through her computer, which saved a bunch of people the trouble of ratting on her. From Wordnik.com. [elfpvke Diary Entry] Reference
One of my favorite ethical non dilemmas, is the corporate mantra regarding ratting them out. From Wordnik.com. [Charles H. Green: Can a Business Have a Conscience?] Reference
Another computer was ratting on its owner (who has pleaded not guilty and is awaiting trial). From Wordnik.com. [Cybercrooks, Beware: Here Come The Cybercops] Reference
IMUS: He's been in the federal witness protection program for ratting out our guy, John Gotti. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript - Larry King Live: Don Imus Discusses Campaign 2000 - February 24, 2000] Reference
And I have no -- you ` ve mentioned just now they would be ratting, one would be ratting on the other. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jun 7, 2005] Reference
If you were a snitch -- a snitch used to be somebody, a criminal, who was ratting out other criminals. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript May 15, 2009] Reference
FELICIA: We need to, as parents and teenagers and kids, we need to realize that it's not ratting on people. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jun 29, 2005] Reference
He ` s probably beating someone to the chase - either this assistant or some tennis official ratting him out. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 28, 2009] Reference
By the time this goes to trial, which is set for November, do you think they ` ll end up ratting out other witnesses?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jul 26, 2007] Reference
Who else could hire Maggie as a spy while ratting her out to Will, and still be the only person either of them trusts?. From Wordnik.com. [Mega Buzz: Fringe's Body Double, NCIS: LA's Mystery and House's Budding Romance] Reference
Some of these this morning especially near Albany, even waking up with the windows ratting from all the booms of thunder. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jun 12, 2007] Reference
They probably would like to work again in Hollywood, so I don ` t think ratting out Britney Spears is the best career move. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 13, 2007] Reference
I mean, a snitch used to be another criminal who was involved in a criminal act ratting out his fellow or her fellow criminal. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 6, 2009] Reference
If you listen to some, Bob, the cable guy is going to be ratting on Americans when he goes in to check your meter inside your home. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jul 18, 2002] Reference
This notion that if you -- I mean, it used to be a snitch was a criminal who was ratting out another criminal to get a lesser sentence. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 27, 2007] Reference
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