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Meanings of mincing in anglès

Affectedly dainty or refined.

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        Food preparation technique in which ingredients are finely divided into uniform pieces.

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              Examples for "mince"
              Examples for "mince"
              1
              There's no way to mince words here; it's a pretty gay situation.
              Radio NZ
              2
              The comments went down badly but Kennedy still doesn't mince her words.
              The Guardian
              3
              Once December arrives it's open season on mince pies in our house.
              The Irish Times
              4
              In your prepared oven dish, add mince to form your first layer.
              The South African
              5
              The six mince pies sat cooling in a row on the doorstep.
              Stories to Tell to Children
              Usage of mincing in anglès
              1
              The problem was, he'd never managed to master the perfect, mincing walk.
              Ruthless
              2
              Beside the Bishop rode the Prior of Emmet upon a mincing palfrey.
              The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood
              3
              One officer superintended the mincing, another exercised a general supervision over all.
              The Cruise of the "Cachalot" Round the World After Sperm Whales
              4
              He spoke with the clipped, mincing utterance of the typical Prussian officer.
              The Man with the Clubfoot
              5
              There was a doubting, almost a resentful, tone in the mincing voice.
              What Timmy Did
              6
              There was no mincing and nibbling when it went to a meal.
              From Boyhood to Manhood: Life of Benjamin Franklin
              7
              Well, it was no use mincing the matter, I told her all.
              A Journey to the Centre of the Earth
              8
              He slowed down to an alert and mincing walk and then stopped.
              The Call of the Wild, White Fang and Other Stories
              9
              Not only did he avoid mincing words, but he avoided wasting them.
              My Second Year of the War
              10
              It equally reprobates an ungainly rusticity, and a mincing, tripping, over-soft manner.
              A Treatise on the Art of Dancing
              11
              I tell you this plainly, without mincing matters, like an honest man.
              The Lady with the Dog and Other Stories
              12
              Saw you ever such a mincing puss-in-boots since the Lord made you?
              The Master of Appleby / A Novel Tale Concerning Itself in Part w...
              13
              For no painted, mincing court dame could the dragon have been slain.
              The Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow
              14
              Lady Sophia approached with mincing steps, her nose wrinkled in a frown.
              The spurned viscountess
              15
              She was splitting hairs and mincing words, and that pissed me off.
              The President's Assassin
              16
              His proclamation looks like real earnestness; no mincing the matter with the rebels.
              The Underground Railroad / A Record of Facts, Authentic Narrativ...
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              Mincing through the time
              Mincing across language varieties
              United Kingdom
              Common
              United States of America
              Common