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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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mincing
  1. simpering
  2. chopping
  3. exaggerated
  4. theatrical
  5. genteel
  6. melodramatic
  7. wooden
  8. cute
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
  • Tinsel and lights line the doors of several rooms while a Christmas tree is being destroyed by a woman chopping its branches off.
    — Latoya Gayle, People.com, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Opt for butcher block Small butcher block tables are ideal for avid chefs who are constantly chopping and slicing.
    — Rachel Davies, Architectural Digest, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of chopping
Adjective
  • The emotions always seem authentic, even when situations are exaggerated for comic effect.
    — Stephen Saito, Variety, 12 Mar. 2025
  • Leather and trenchcoats held their ground and oversized proportions, mainly exaggerated hips and bold shoulders, added an element of drama.
    — Rhonda Richford, WWD, 12 Mar. 2025
Definition of exaggerated
Adjective
  • The visual arts community, the theatrical community, the heritage preservation folks, festivals, the people that the independent resident artists bring to their studios are all there.
    — Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 18 Mar. 2025
  • Japanese production company King Records has achieved something close to that improbable scenario with the innovative musical anime feature Hypnosis Mic: Division Rap Battle, which the company says is the world’s first fully interactive theatrical film.
    — Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Mar. 2025
Definition of theatrical
Adjective
  • Bassist Horace Panter was from the genteel middle-class market town of Kettering.
    — Ian Penman, Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025
  • And while Carter’s post-Presidential legacy often receives kinder praise than those of his actions in office, his genteel approach and appreciation for the country’s youth offered a necessary antidote to the bullish egos of previous administrations.
    — Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 15 Feb. 2025
Definition of genteel
Adjective
  • This melodramatic pivot is surplus to the requirements of a shattered family portrait already rife with conflict and complication, and most moving when centered on small, everyday gestures of tenderness and loyalty.
    — Guy Lodge, Variety, 8 Mar. 2025
  • Fortunately this is a terrific cast that also avoids overplaying the melodramatic undertones here, keeping it believably human all the way.
    — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 7 Mar. 2025
Definition of melodramatic
Adjective
  • From the earliest handmade wooden lures to swimbaits made of modern materials, there are countless freshwater lures available, each designed to meet the specific needs of the angler.
    — Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025
  • In two northern towns, hundreds of women celebrated last week by playfully hitting men who teased them as a part of ritual with wooden sticks.
    — ASSOCIATED PRESS, TIME, 14 Mar. 2025
Definition of wooden
Adjective
  • This Mainstays set accomplishes both goals and is so cute for summer.
    — Megan Schaltegger, Travel + Leisure, 21 Mar. 2025
  • His rapping has a frail, slithering quality; his vocal tone morphs between cute squeakiness and ragged rottweiler growls.
    — Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 21 Mar. 2025
Definition of cute

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