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[ min-sing ] / ˈmɪn sɪŋ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR mincing ON THESAURUS.COM
adjective(of the gait, speech, behavior, etc.) affectedly dainty, nice, or elegant. Origin of mincingFirst recorded in 1520–30; mince + -ing2 OTHER WORDS FROM mincingminc·ing·ly, adverbun·minc·ing, adjectiveWords nearby mincingmincemeat, mince pie, mincer, Minch, Mincha, mincing, mind, mind-altering, Mindanao, Mindanao Deep, mind bender Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for mincing“James Woods has a reputation in the business of not mincing words,” Breitbart posted in September 2013. How James Woods Became Obama’s Biggest Twitter Troll|Asawin Suebsaeng|December 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST He also has a best supporting actor nomination for his mincing, lovestruck Olivia in Twelfth Night. Who Will Win the Tony Awards?|Janice Kaplan|June 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST He went shrimping off the end of the pier for the delectation of the mincing crowd of promenaders twice more. The Master of the Ceremonies|George Manville Fenn Rex paraded the room with mincing steps, and simpered at his own reflection in the looking-glass. Sisters Three|Mrs. George de Horne Vaizey
She advanced, walking with short, mincing footsteps, while her eyes swept the room. Lady Cassandra|Mrs George de Horne Vaizey Alice imitates her mincing way of talking, but I can't do it. The House of Souls|Arthur Machen Besides, I begin to learn something of the bigger world outside the one I know, and I crush my mincing tastes. Diana of the Crossways, Complete|George Meredith
British Dictionary definitions for mincing
adjective(of a person) affectedly elegant in gait, manner, or speech Derived forms of mincingmincingly, adverbCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to mincingartificial, dainty, delicate, effeminate, fastidious, finicky, fussy, genteel, insincere, nice, particular, persnickety, precious, sissy, squeamish, stilted, unnatural, finical, la-di-da, too-too |