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sings like a canary

sings like a canary is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 sings like a canary

What is sings like a canary the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Sings like a canary is the third-person singular simple present indicative of sing like a canary.

Words near sings like a canary in the dictionary

  1. sings along
  2. sings for one's supper
  3. sings from the same hymnbook
  4. sings Kumbaya
  5. sings like a bird
  6. sings like a canary
  7. sings off the same hymn sheet
  8. sings out
  9. sings small
  10. sings soprano
  11. sings the praises of

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