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Meanings of mincing in English

Affectedly dainty or refined.

Related terms

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

Usage of mincing in English
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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
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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
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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