minced; mincing
1
a
: to cut or chop into very small pieces
She minced the garlic.
b
: to subdivide minutely
especially
: to damage by cutting up
The director minced up the play.
2
: to utter or pronounce with affectation
minced the word in the manner of the old lady
3
a
archaic
: minimize
b
: to restrain (words) within the bounds of decorum
minced no words in stating his dislike—
J. T. Farrell
J. T. Farrell
: to walk with short steps in a prim affected manner
The comedian minced across the stage.
mincer
noun
1
: small chopped bits (as of food)
specifically
: mincemeat
2
British
: hamburger sense 1a
Examples of mince in a Sentence
Verb
She minced the onions.
minced some garlic and added it to the stew
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Verb
Fernando Navarro, the music critic for Spanish newspaper El Pais and the Cadena Ser radio station, does not mince his words.
—Guillermo Rai, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
Brownlee doesn't mince words on the base model.
—Alex Harrington, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
Of the Warrens, Kurtz did not mince words, denouncing their lack of credentials in the scientific or parapsychological communities.
—Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2025
The Measurement Crisis Measurement consistently ranks as the top pain point for media buyers across every industry survey, and Pratt doesn’t mince words about why.
—Kiri Masters, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for mince
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“Mince.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mince. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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