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sung like a canary

sung like a canary is the past participle 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 sung like a canary

What is sung like a canary the past participle of?
Sung like a canary is the past participle of sing like a canary.

Words near sung like a canary in the dictionary

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

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