Definition of mincing
: affectedly dainty or delicate
- taking mincing steps
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At a time when most of the artists on the island have been seduced by the market and many writers maintain a complicit silence, independent movies are not mincing words.
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That doesn't mean the former Texas A&M quarterback isn't mincing words.
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Thank you, anonymous source, for not mincing words.
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Break out the garlic and ginger, because your mincing days are over.
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Easy and comfortable to handle, these scissors have five blades, perfect for mincing herbs right off the plant or directly into a pan.
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Former White House strategist Steve Bannon isn't mincing words now that he's left the administration.
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Sydney’s The Daily Telegraph newspaper reported that the plotters planned to make a bomb from wood shavings and explosive material inside a piece of kitchen equipment such as a mincing machine.
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Chinese foot-binding, a practice which largely didn't die out until the early 20th century, resulted in a mincing gait similar to that produced by modern high heels.
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First Known Use of mincing
1530
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