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eats like a bird

eats like a bird is the third-person singular simple present indicative of eat like a bird.

Meaning of eat like a bird

Verb

eat like a bird (third-person singular simple present eats like a bird, present participle eating like a bird, simple past ate like a bird, past participle eaten like a bird)

  1. (colloquial, simile) To eat in small amounts rather than in a single full meal.

Questions about eats like a bird

What is eats like a bird the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Eats like a bird is the third-person singular simple present indicative of eat like a bird.

Words near eats like a bird in the dictionary

  1. eats humble pie
  2. eats in
  3. eats into
  4. eats it
  5. eats lead
  6. eats like a bird
  7. eats like a horse
  8. eats like an animal
  9. eats one's cake and has it too
  10. eats one's dinners
  11. eats one's emotions

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