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singing like a canary

singing like a canary is the present participle and gerund of sing like a canary.

Meaning of sing like a canary

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.

Questions about singing like a canary

What is singing like a canary the present participle and gerund of?
Singing like a canary is the present participle and gerund of sing like a canary.

Words near singing like a canary in the dictionary

  1. singing grounds
  2. singing hinnies
  3. singing hinny
  4. singing Kumbaya
  5. singing like a bird
  6. singing like a canary
  7. singing off the same hymn sheet
  8. singing out
  9. singing sand
  10. singing sands
  11. singing saw

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