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mince
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verb (used with object)
- to cut or chop into very small pieces.
- to soften, moderate, or weaken (one's words), especially for the sake of decorum or courtesy.
- to perform or utter with affected elegance.
- to subdivide minutely, as land or a topic for study.
verb (used without object)
- to walk or move with short, affectedly dainty steps.
- Archaic. to act or speak with affected elegance.
noun
- something cut up very small; mincemeat.
mince
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verb
- tr to chop, grind, or cut into very small pieces
- tr to soften or moderate, esp for the sake of convention or politeness
I didn't mince my words
- intr to walk or speak in an affected dainty manner
noun
- minced meat
- informal.nonsensical rubbish
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ³¾¾±²Ô³¦î€½Ä°ù noun
- ³Ü²Ô·³¾¾±²Ô³¦±ð»å adjective
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of mince1
Idioms and Phrases
- not mince words / matters, to speak directly and frankly; be blunt or outspoken:
He was angry and didn't mince words.
Example Sentences
For many years, the CDC hasn’t minced words on vaccines.
The day after the loss, the Oriental Sports Daily did not mince its words: "When the taste of bitterness reaches its extreme, all that is left is numbness."
In a pan, warm up some olive oil and add a few chopped shallots or a half a large onion, well minced.
Just crumbling goat cheese, chopping chives and mincing shallots, really — and don’t overmix.
Film critics haven't minced their words when delivering their verdicts on The Electric State.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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