canary
/kəˈnɛəɹi/ verb C2- To dance nimbly (as in the canary dance).
- To inform or snitch, to betray secrets, especially about illegal activities.
- To test a software change by rolling out to a small set of machines or users before making it available to all.
He/she/it canaries · Past canaried · Past participle canaried · -ing form canarying
Verb forms
- Base form
- canary
- He/she/it
- canaries
- Past
- canaried
- Past participle
- canaried
- -ing form
- canarying
From the library
Some of the birds hurried off at once: one old Magpie began wrapping itself up very carefully, remarking, “I really must be getting home; the night-air doesn’t suit my throat!” and a Canary called out in a trembling voice to its children, “Come away, my dears!
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