kannella — meaning in English

English meaning

• rat noun A rodent similar to a mouse but larger, often considered a pest.
• sneak verb To move quietly and carefully so as not to be noticed.
• snitch verb To inform on someone, often betraying a friend or group.
• tattle verb To gossip or chatter, especially about other people's business.

Senses

kannella is used for these senses in English:

• rat (intransitive, with on or out) To inform on someone; to betray someone to the police or authorities. [from 20th c.]
• sneak (intransitive, informal, with on) To inform an authority of another's misdemeanours.
• snitch (slang, intransitive) To inform on, especially in betrayal of others.
• tattle (intransitive, Canada, US, pejorative) Often said of children: to report incriminating information about another person, or a person's wrongdoing in an annoying fashion, usually to a person in a position of authority over the accused person; to tell on somebody. [from late 15th c.]
• tell on (usually childish) To inform on, to rat out; to tell a person in authority that someone else has done something wrong.

rat — full definition

1. noun A rodent similar to a mouse but larger, often considered a pest.
2. verb Informally, to inform on someone to the authorities; to betray someone's trust.

sneak — full definition

1. verb To move quietly and carefully so as not to be noticed.
2. verb To take something without permission, doing it quietly and secretly.
3. adjective Done secretly, or released ahead of the official date.

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