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sing like a canary

sing like a canary verb: to inform on a criminal in great detail.

Verb

sing like a canary (third-person singular simple present sings like a canary, present participle singing like a canary, simple past sang like a canary, past participle sung like a canary)

  1. (slang) To inform on a criminal in great detail.

Forms of sing like a canary

third-person singular presentsings like a canary
present participlesinging like a canary
pastsang like a canary
past participlesung like a canary

Questions about sing like a canary

What does sing like a canary mean?
Sing like a canary means to inform on a criminal in great detail.
What part of speech is sing like a canary?
Sing like a canary is a verb.
What is the past tense of sing like a canary?
The past tense of sing like a canary is sang like a canary.

Words near sing like a canary in the dictionary

  1. sing from the same hymn sheet
  2. sing from the same hymnal
  3. sing from the same hymnbook
  4. sing Kumbaya
  5. sing like a bird
  6. sing like a canary
  7. sing off the same hymn sheet
  8. sing out
  9. Sing Sing
  10. sing small
  11. sing soprano

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