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adjective

Definition of mincingnext
as in simpering

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verb

present participle of mince
as in chopping
to cut into small pieces minced some garlic and added it to the stew

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Recent Examples of mincing
Adjective
With their next 22 games against postseason contenders, there was no mincing words about the importance of the next few series. — Katie Woo, The Athletic, 19 Aug. 2024 The rental agent listened to my concerns and matched me with the Harley Heritage Softail, a thinking man’s bagger with leather panniers, weighing in at a mincing and elegant 700 pounds. — New York Times, 27 Oct. 2021 Pioneer Natural Resources founder and CEO Scott Sheffield isn’t mincing words about a two-pronged threat pressuring independent oil and gas producers. — Dallas News, 27 Mar. 2020 At a time when most of the artists on the island have been seduced by the market and many writers maintain a complicit silence, independent movies are not mincing words. — Sarah Moreno, miamiherald, 20 Mar. 2018 This teenager isn't afraid to speak out David Hogg is not mincing words. — Editors, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2018
Verb
Brantley Gilbert isn't mincing words about entertainers who commit to patriotic events only to walk away once public criticism begins. — Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 16 July 2026 Scott Eastwood isn't mincing his words about a former costar's behavior. — Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 29 June 2026 Even Johnson wasn’t exactly mincing words that this process begins with Malhotra. — Thomas Drance, New York Times, 21 May 2026 Rod Stewart is not mincing words about the president, especially in the company of British royalty. — Chris Willman, Variety, 12 May 2026 In a bowl, combine softened butter with grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese, Italian seasoning, celery salt, and garlic paste (made by smashing garlic cloves with salt, then mincing it and mashing it with the side of your knife). — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 May 2026 The article inside is a strained and mincing document filled with speculation that gay-male social life is entangled with the power structure of Silicon Valley. — Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2026 Let your food processor do all the hard work of mincing the herbs and garlic—just throw all the ingredients in and voila! — Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 14 Mar. 2026 The most dramatic angle of the edge is set just a few inches back from the tip, allowing for a gentle rock when mincing herbs. — Jesse Raub, Bon Appetit Magazine, 26 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mincing
  1. simpering
  2. chopping
  3. exaggerated
  4. theatrical
  5. genteel
  6. melodramatic
  7. wooden
  8. conventional
Adjective
  • Whether this is also the outcome for Hozier’s simpering reprobate is up for the listener to decide.
    — Tom Zoellner, SPIN, 29 May 2024
  • The Crown has become too simpering, and has suffered for that reverence.
    — Louis Staples, Rolling Stone, 18 Nov. 2023
Definition of simpering
Verb
  • Jegadish clipped her smart phone to a headset and began chopping a carrot, her phone recording her every hand movement.
    — Diaa Hadid, NPR, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Williams-Sonoma spent most of the past year chopping between $165 and $220 with no real direction.
    — Josh Brown,Sean Russo, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of chopping
Adjective
  • While her sculptural dress commanded attention with its plunging neckline and exaggerated peplum waist, her shoes provided a sleek, minimalist finish that tied the entire look together.
    — Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026
  • While there are men who have been affected — George Brett Olson has been one vocal example — the majority affected seem to be women, whose likenesses are often exaggerated or distorted for the purposes of sexualization.
    — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of exaggerated
Adjective
  • Acting was his guiding passion, but his deep love for the avant-garde helped till the ground for the city’s theatrical renaissance that the 1984 Olympic Arts Festival catalyzed.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Backed by Movistar Plus and 3Cat, the film is slated for theatrical release in 2027.
    — Emiliano de Pablos, Variety, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of theatrical
Adjective
  • Shot by Arnaud Potier, the film has a handsome, genteel look.
    — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The typically genteel Collins has a volcanic response to that line of attack.
    — Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of genteel
Adjective
  • Neither maudlin nor melodramatic, and without any glorification, the song is infected by the same chilling gloom which has glommed onto the best of Messrs Linkous, Berman, and Drake.
    — Gabriel Szatan, Pitchfork, 18 Oct. 2026
  • While the country’s Bollywood machine continues apace, favoring melodramatic stories, this JioHotstar program has challenged its audience – and wider society, by extension – to really think about the nature of life in the country.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of melodramatic
Adjective
  • Rubin told the news outlet that if the business parts ways with the wooden puppet, store employees will receive a $15,000 bonus and the bird’s artist, Bliss Kolb of Seattle, will receive $1 million.
    — Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The recovered objects include a Baroque wooden angel from the Church of Vera Cruz, a copy of Ecce Homo by Spanish Renaissance painter Luis de Morales, and a panel depicting the Seventh Station of the Cross.
    — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of wooden
Adjective
  • On the contrary, airpower remains the most potent piece of the United States’ conventional forces, as well as its main source of both deterrent capacity and warfighting advantage against conventional aggression by hostile states.
    — Justin Bronk, Foreign Affairs, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Alongside these are conventional effects plugins covering reverb, delay, chorus, compression, EQ, distortion/saturation, and pitch shifting.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of conventional

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“Mincing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mincing. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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