mincing

adjective

minc·​ing ˈmin(t)-siŋ 

: affectedly dainty or delicate

taking mincing steps

mincingly

ˈmin(t)-siŋ-lē 

adverb

Examples of mincing in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

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

This teenager isn't afraid to speak out David Hogg is not mincing words. —Editors, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2018

As outrage mounts over the treatment of migrant families at the U.S.–Mexico border, New York gubernatorial candidate Cynthia Nixon is not mincing words. —Gabriella Paiella, The Cut, 22 June 2018

So, President Trump also talking immigration today, and not mincing words either. —Fox News, 17 May 2018

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

That doesn't mean the former Texas A&M quarterback isn't mincing words. —Mark Heim, AL.com, 21 Feb. 2018

Word History

First Known Use

1530, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for mincing

• rinsing
• wincing
• convincing
• evincing
• unconvincing