mincing
IPA: mˈɪnsɪŋ
noun
- The act by which something is minced.
- Affected dainty speech or movement.
adjective
- Affectedly dainty.
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Examples of "mincing" in Sentences
- Once mincing is done, transfer the pesto into a bowl and add the olive oil.
- Then she set out in short, mincing steps like a geisha with a full pot of tea.
- One does very little cutting on vegetables using the tip, though, I do find it useful in mincing garlic and finely dicing onions.
- The word mincing has appeared in 19 New York Times articles in the past year, including on March 21 in the theater review Reaching Deep Into a
- In the first half of his latest show, Lord of the Mince - which he describes a self-assured strutt called mincing of which he is the doyen - he reviews the ups and downs in his life.
- His statements are little more than thinly disguised, professional word mincing crafted to ensure black church voters were not alarmed by his over-the-top support of homosexual rights.
- Do NOT waste time and energy in mincing word armies with those who are sent to boggle our minds and torment our ‘spirit (s) †™ because as I said, there is absolutely NO chance of changing these folks minds, they are sad but true, brain dead.
- Once we’d moved on, we eventually found ourselves pootling (Trix thought the term mincing was not quite a gay enough description for our driving style, and music choices) down the A303, and Trixy decided randomly that, owing to Sherborne having a girls’ school (where my friend Sophie went incidentally) it was obviously a perfect place to stop off for a refreshing glass of wine.
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