mincing in English

adjective

1

(of a man) affectedly dainty in manner or gait.

he followed her with quick, mincing steps

verb

1

cut up or grind (food, especially meat) into very small pieces, typically in a machine with revolving blades.

minced beef

synonyms: grind, chop up, cut up, dice, hash, chop fine

2

walk with an affected delicacy or fastidiousness, typically with short quick steps.

there were plenty of secretaries mincing about

synonyms: affected, dainty, effeminate, pretentious, dandified, foppish, camp, walk affectedly, sashay, flounce, strut

adjective

affected, dainty, effeminate, pretentious, dandified, foppish, camp
prim, niminy-piminy, twee, dainty

verb

grind, walk affectedly, moderate
grind, chop up, cut up, dice, hash, chop fine
walk affectedly, sashay, flounce, strut
moderate, soften

Use "mincing" in a sentence

1. She took short mincing steps.

2. Behavior characteristic is self-dramatizing , mincing.

3. She has a mincing gait.

4. This knife is good for mincing vegetables.

5. There is no use in mincing matters.

6. The best Chopping knife makes mincing meat and vegetables easy

7. The butcher starts mincing children to keep up with the demand.

8. No point in mincing words or hiding behind euphemisms.

9. He has a mincing walk, fast with short steps.

10. She was mincing about in her high-heeled shoes.

11. We should make it quite clear . No mincing of words.

12. She came to the park with mincing, and light footsteps.

13. No point is in mincing words or hiding behind euphemisms.

14. Then we grind all the meat in the mincing machine.

15. Electric kitchen machines for chopping, milling, squeezers, Stirring, kneading, pureeing, Mincing or Opening

16. She found herself irritated by the interviewer's mincing way of asking questions.

17. Then we remove the blade from the mincing machine and install an extrusion attachment.

18. Practice: Husk papaya first go seed, abluent hind mincing , pound takes juice to reserve.

19. He pointed out the shortcomings in our work time and again without mincing words.

20. I think I ought to tell you what this is all about without mincing words.

21. Suddenly the door opened and, with a mincing step , M. le Censeur came prancing in.

22. You see, the fellow didn't walk, he had this strange mincing walk, hips slightly swaying.

23. The essential knife for cutting fruits and vegetables and is ideal for Chopping, slicing, dicing and mincing

24. Problems arise particularly in hamburgers, for the mincing process carries bacteria from the surface deep inside the product.

25. Throwing diplomacy to the winds, I asked Nina to translate exactly what I was saying, without mincing words.

26. Aside from breaking down tendons and bones, Cleavers can also be used for pounding, mincing, dicing, and slicing of a variety of other foods.

27. She wants a mini chopper with a 600-1000 ml bowl for Chopping and mincing smaller stuff like chilli paste, curry paste, green salsas and small portions rub

28. Many in the military, more bluntly, have a stereotype of gays as mincing, epicene "others" —a cartoon image which, the Pentagon survey shows, overwhelmingly evaporates on personal acquaintance.

29. ‘The Cutesy, mincing vocals are dotted with ill-advised wailing and occasional outright mimicry of dudes like Beck.’ ‘It sounds really corporate, but just think about it for a minute - if you were building a site about hamsters, then you might do something kind of Cutesy.’