Mincing — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

make less severe or harsh

walk daintily

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/mˈɪnsɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/mˈɪnsɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/mˈɪnsɪŋ/

2 syllables Say it as /mˈɪnsɪŋ/.

Examples

He moderated his tone when the students burst out in tears
She minced down the street
mince the garlic

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

twee niminy-piminy mince prim dainty moderate soften

Parts of Speech

verb	make less severe or harsh “He moderated his tone when the students burst out in tears”
verb	walk daintily “She minced down the street”
verb	cut into small pieces “mince the garlic”
adjective	affectedly dainty or refined

Word Forms

moderation	noun	the action of lessening in severity or intensity
mince	noun	food chopped into small bits
mincer	noun	a kitchen utensil that cuts or chops food (especially meat) into small pieces
primness	noun	excessive or affected modesty

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

zerkleinern

weniger streng oder hart machen

🇫🇷French

hacher

rendre moins sévère ou moins dur

🇪🇸Spanish

remilgado

hacer menos severo o duro

🇮🇹Italian

tritare

rendere meno severo o duro

🇳🇱Dutch

fijnhakken

minder ernstig of hard maken

🇵🇹Portuguese

picar

tornar menos severo ou severo

🇷🇺Russian

измельчение

сделать менее суровым или резким

India

🇮🇳Hindi

नख़रेबाज़

कम गंभीर या कठोर बनाना

🇧🇩Bengali

কিমা

কম গুরুতর বা কঠোর করুন

🇮🇳Tamil

அரைத்தல்

குறைந்த கடுமையான அல்லது கடுமையான செய்ய

🇮🇳Telugu

మాంసఖండం

తక్కువ తీవ్రంగా లేదా కఠినంగా చేయండి

🇮🇳Gujarati

ખાણકામ

ઓછા ગંભીર અથવા કઠોર બનાવો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕೊಚ್ಚಿದ

ಕಡಿಮೆ ತೀವ್ರ ಅಥವಾ ಕಠಿಣವಾಗಿ ಮಾಡಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മിൻസിംഗ്

കുറച്ച് കഠിനമോ കഠിനമോ ആക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮਾਈਨਿੰਗ

ਘੱਟ ਗੰਭੀਰ ਜਾਂ ਕਠੋਰ ਬਣਾਓ

🇵🇰Urdu

کان کنی

کم سخت یا سخت بنائیں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

切碎

使不那么严厉或严厉

🇯🇵Japanese

みじん切りにする

深刻さを軽減または過酷にする

🇰🇷Korean

다진 것

덜 심하거나 가혹하게 하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

băm nhỏ

làm cho ít nghiêm trọng hoặc khắc nghiệt

🇹🇭Thai

การดัดจริต

ทำให้รุนแรงหรือรุนแรงน้อยลง

🇮🇩Indonesian

mencincang

membuat kurang parah atau kasar

🇲🇾Malay

mengisar

membuat kurang teruk atau keras

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

فرم

جعل أقل شدة أو قسوة

🇮🇷Persian

چرخ کردن

را کمتر شدید یا خشن کنید

🇹🇷Turkish

kıyma

daha az şiddetli veya sert hale getirin

🇮🇱Hebrew

טחון

לעשות פחות חמור או קשה

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