snitching

ˈsnɪtʃɪŋ

Definition

Definition of snitching - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

informant

Slang

acting as a snitch

Slang

Her snitching behavior made her unpopular among her peers.
The snitching student was avoided by everyone.
His snitching tendencies got him into trouble.

betraying

informing

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Origin of snitching

Dutch, snitch (to inform) + -ing (action)

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French:mouchard, ...
German:verpetzend, ...
Italian:comportarsi da spia, ...
Spanish:actitud de chivato, ...
Portuguese:delatora, ...
Chinese:告密的, ...
Japanese:スパイのような行動, ...
Arabic:واشٍ, ...
Hebrew:מַלְשִׁין, ...
Russian:доносить, ...
Ukrainian:доносницький, ...
Hindi:चुगलखोर, ...
Bengali:চরসুলভ, ...
Catalan:delator, ...
Czech:udavačský, ...
Danish:sladrende, ...
Dutch:verklikkende, ...
Greek:καταδοτικός, ...
Hungarian:besúgó, ...
Khmer:ដែលមានអាកប្បកិរិយាលួចរាយការណ៍ពីអ្នកដទៃទៅអាជ្ញាធរ ឬអ្នកមានអំណាច, ...
Korean:고자질하는, ...
Persian:خبرچین, ...
Polish:kapujący, ...
Portuguese (BR):fofoqueiro, ...
Romanian:turnător, ...
Swedish:tjallande, ...
Thai:ขี้ฟ้อง, ...
Turkish:ispiyonlayan, ...
Vietnamese:mách lẻo, ...

snitch

snɪtʃ

Definition of snitch - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

informer

Slang

person who informs on others

Slang

He was known as the snitch of the group.

informer

tattletale

whistleblower

sports

TECH.

small ball in Quidditch

TECH.

The Seeker caught the Golden Snitch.

ball

facial feature

Rare

Slang

nose in British slang

Rare

Slang

He had a red snitch from the cold.

informer

tattletale

Verb

informing

intr.

Slang

inform on someone to authority

intr.

Slang

He decided to snitch on his coworker for stealing.

betray

inform

tattle

stealing

tr.

Rare

Slang

steal something quickly and quietly

tr.

Rare

Slang

She managed to snitch a cookie from the jar unnoticed.

pilfer

swipe

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small ball in Quidditch

Expressions with snitch

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snitch on

inform authorities about someone's wrongdoing

He decided to snitch on his classmates to the teacher.

snitch up

report someone's actions to a figure of authority

She threatened to snitch up her classmates to the teacher.

Origin of snitch

Dutch, snitch (to steal)

Examples of snitch in a sentence

In prison, being labeled a snitch can be dangerous.
The Snitch was elusive during the match.
Players eagerly searched for the Snitch in the game.
He wiped his snitch with a tissue.
Her snitch was pierced with a small ring.
She threatened to snitch if they didn't stop.

They were afraid he might snitch to the police.
He tried to snitch a glance at the answers during the test.
They saw him snitch a wallet from the table.

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French:mouchard, dénoncer, ...
German:Verräter, verpfeifen, ...
Italian:spione, fare la spia, ...
Spanish:chivato, delatar, ...
Portuguese:dedo-duro, delatar, ...
Chinese:告密者, 告密, ...
Japanese:密告者, 密告する, ...
Arabic:مُخْبِر, وَشَى, ...
Hebrew:מַלְשִׁין, לְהַלְשִׁין עַל, ...
Russian:доносчик, доносить, ...
Ukrainian:донощик, доносити, ...
Hindi:मुखबिर, चुगली करना, ...
Bengali:চর, নালিশ করা, ...
Catalan:delator, delatar, ...
Czech:práskač, udat, ...
Danish:stikker, angive, ...
Dutch:verrader, verklikken, ...
Greek:καταδότης, καρφώνω, ...
Hungarian:besúgó, beköpni, ...
Khmer:អ្នកផ្តល់ដំណឹងសម្ងាត់, រាយការណ៍ប្តឹង, ...
Korean:밀고자, 고자질하다, ...
Persian:خبرچین, لو دادن, ...
Polish:kapuś, donosić, ...
Portuguese (BR):dedo-duro, delatar, ...
Romanian:turnător, a turna, ...
Swedish:tjallare, tjalla, ...
Thai:คนขี้ฟ้อง, ฟ้อง, ...
Turkish:ispiyoncu, ispiyonlamak, ...
Vietnamese:kẻ chỉ điểm, mách lẻo, ...

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