noun
- the act of informing on someone to an authority
Usage: informal; often disapproving
verb
- informing on someone to an authority figure, especially about wrongdoing
- stealing something quickly or secretly
Usage: informal; often disapproving
Usage: informal
Examples
- Stop snitching on your little brother every time he breaks a rule.
- The teacher caught him snitching candy from her desk drawer.
- Nobody likes snitching, but sometimes it’s necessary for safety.
- She was accused of snitching to the principal about the cheating.
- He got in trouble for snitching cookies from the kitchen.
- The constant snitching among classmates created a tense atmosphere.
- They warned him against snitching on his friends.