"sing like a bird" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: En-au-sing like a bird.ogg [Australia] Forms: sings like a bird [present, singular, third-person], singing like a bird [participle, present], sang like a bird [past], sung like a bird [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|sing<,,sang,sung> like a bird}} sing like a bird (third-person singular simple present sings like a bird, present participle singing like a bird, simple past sang like a bird, past participle sung like a bird)
  1. (simile) To have a beautiful singing voice. Related terms: kick like a mule, quack like a duck, float like a butterfly, songbird, sting like a bee
    Sense id: en-sing_like_a_bird-en-verb-oHkAiVdU Categories (other): English similes, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 91 9
  2. (simile) To divulge secrets with little coercion.
    Sense id: en-sing_like_a_bird-en-verb-LR6yT2Ur Categories (other): English similes

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