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mincing
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adjective
- (of the gait, speech, behavior, etc.) affectedly dainty, nice, or elegant.
mincing
/ ˈ³¾Éª²Ô²õɪŋ /
adjective
- (of a person) affectedly elegant in gait, manner, or speech
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Derived Forms
- ˈ³¾¾±²Ô³¦¾±²Ô²µ±ô²â, adverb
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ³¾¾±²Ô³¦î€ƒi²Ô²µÂ·±ô²â adverb
- ³Ü²Ô·³¾¾±²Ô³¦î€ƒi²Ô²µ adjective
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Just crumbling goat cheese, chopping chives and mincing shallots, really — and don’t overmix.
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His soft, thoughtful delivery forces the listener to take note and when he speaks he is usually very direct, rarely mincing his words.
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But Kirby's response to the horror at the refugee camp is "mincing words" and "splitting hairs," argued Parkinson.
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It was the latest in a string of public statements that have led to accusations that Canada is mincing its words on a conflict that has sharply divided Canadians and much of the world.
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“This is not a time for mincing words. This is a time to state facts as they are.â€
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