1. affectedly dainty or delicate in manner, speech, or movement
Usage: often disapproving

1. present participle of mince; cutting into very small pieces

Examples

• She was mincing garlic for the pasta sauce.
• The recipe calls for mincing fresh herbs.
• He walked with mincing steps across the room.
• Her mincing way of speaking annoyed everyone.
• The actor’s mincing performance seemed overly theatrical.
• Stop mincing the onions so finely.
• His mincing mannerisms made him seem pretentious.