mincing
/ˈmɪnsɪŋ/
adjective
- Walking or moving with short, dainty steps in an affected way.
- The actor walked across the stage with a mincing gait, playing a fussy character.
- She gave a mincing little bow before leaving the room.
- His mincing mannerisms made him seem very proper and old-fashioned.
- Affectedly dainty or delicate in speech or behavior.
- Her mincing voice annoyed the other students in class.
- The review criticized the play for its mincing dialogue.
- He spoke in a mincing tone, as if he were too refined for ordinary conversation.
noun
- The action of cutting something into very small pieces, especially food.
- The mincing of the onions made everyone in the kitchen cry.
- The recipe requires careful mincing of the garlic.
- She finished the mincing of the herbs and added them to the sauce.
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