Mince
verb
To cut or chop into very small pieces.
She minced the garlic and added it to the pan.
Often appears as...
- mince garlic
- mince onion
noun
Meat, especially beef, that has been chopped or ground into very small pieces.
She bought a pound of minced beef for the spaghetti sauce.
Often appears as...
- mince pie
- cottage pie with mince
verb
To walk with very small steps or with exaggerated primness.
He minced down the runway in high-heeled shoes.
Often appears as...
- mince down
- mince around
verb
To subdue or moderate (one's words) for the sake of politeness and decorum.
He didn't mince words when expressing his displeasure at the decision.
Often appears as...
- mince words
- mince expressions
Usage tips
Disapproving
Idiomatic
verb
To cut or chop into very small pieces.
She minced the garlic and added it to the pan.
Often appears as...
- mince garlic
- mince onion
noun
Meat, especially beef, that has been chopped or ground into very small pieces.
She bought a pound of minced beef for the spaghetti sauce.
Often appears as...
- mince pie
- cottage pie with mince
verb
To walk with very small steps or with exaggerated primness.
He minced down the runway in high-heeled shoes.
Often appears as...
- mince down
- mince around
verb
To subdue or moderate (one's words) for the sake of politeness and decorum.
He didn't mince words when expressing his displeasure at the decision.
Often appears as...
- mince words
- mince expressions
Usage tips
Disapproving
Idiomatic
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/2Cooking Terminology
Used often in recipes, indicating precise cooking actions.
Mince the onions finely before frying them.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Only Meat
'Mince' applies to more than meat, such as vegetables or herbs.
Remember to mince the herbs for the marinade.
Pro Tip 1/2Cooking Terminology
Used often in recipes, indicating precise cooking actions.
Mince the onions finely before frying them.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Only Meat
'Mince' applies to more than meat, such as vegetables or herbs.
Remember to mince the herbs for the marinade.
Pro Tip 1/2Cooking Terminology
Used often in recipes, indicating precise cooking actions.
Mince the onions finely before frying them.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Only Meat
'Mince' applies to more than meat, such as vegetables or herbs.
Remember to mince the herbs for the marinade.
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Video examples
The science of macaroni...
You get this if you take big chunks of something and mix it with something else so those chunks are just floating around. Take runny mustard for example. You'll see a bunch of little particles like mustard seeds, pepper, allspice, and minced shallots all floating around in a liquid, in this case vinegar with water.
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6 essential lessons for...
they seem to be lacking the backbone needed to lead. The problem is we still all have sexist stereotypes whirring in the back of our brains. I was portrayed as out of touch because I don't have children. I was even compared to a barren cow in the bush, destined to be killed for hamburger mince.
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The beauty and...
Once again, I'm not mincing words -- by grace, I don't mean we should all go sign up for ballet, that would be weird. What I mean is not canceling everything over one mistake. Even if that mistake personally offended you. Maybe even deeply.
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The story of 'Oumuamua,...
OK, let me not mince words. It was a fierce battle. We dropped everything, working around the clock, trying to craft perfectly crafted proposal words to send to the observatory directors. Well, good news. We got the time.
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Hedgehogs Mating With...
solved that problem by broadening their diet and one of their descendants lives right here in my garden in London and I can tempt it out with a wide variety of food including for example minced meat
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The Smartest Parrots in...
Griffin is a little bit cautious, a little bit watchful. Griffin is an academic bird who doesn't mince his words. -What do you want? -I want to go back. You want to go back? Okay.
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Top 5 Most Intelligent...
is an academic bird who doesn't mince his words he means what he says and he says what he means okay paper that's right for birdie there we go dr. Pepperberg simplified language
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A Collection Of Spring...
diet and one of their descendants lives right here in my garden in london and i can tempt it out with a wide variety of food including for example minced meat
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Hedgehog Mating Rituals...
diet and one of their descendants lives right here in my garden in London and I can tempt it out with a wide variety of food including for example minced meat
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Sexual Satisfaction in...
looks okay everybody knows that I am speaking explicitly and I don't mince
Video examples
The science of macaroni...
You get this if you take big chunks of something and mix it with something else so those chunks are just floating around. Take runny mustard for example. You'll see a bunch of little particles like mustard seeds, pepper, allspice, and minced shallots all floating around in a liquid, in this case vinegar with water.
Video examples
6 essential lessons for...
they seem to be lacking the backbone needed to lead. The problem is we still all have sexist stereotypes whirring in the back of our brains. I was portrayed as out of touch because I don't have children. I was even compared to a barren cow in the bush, destined to be killed for hamburger mince.
Video examples
The beauty and...
Once again, I'm not mincing words -- by grace, I don't mean we should all go sign up for ballet, that would be weird. What I mean is not canceling everything over one mistake. Even if that mistake personally offended you. Maybe even deeply.
Video examples
The story of 'Oumuamua,...
OK, let me not mince words. It was a fierce battle. We dropped everything, working around the clock, trying to craft perfectly crafted proposal words to send to the observatory directors. Well, good news. We got the time.
Video examples
Hedgehogs Mating With...
solved that problem by broadening their diet and one of their descendants lives right here in my garden in London and I can tempt it out with a wide variety of food including for example minced meat
Video examples
The Smartest Parrots in...
Griffin is a little bit cautious, a little bit watchful. Griffin is an academic bird who doesn't mince his words. -What do you want? -I want to go back. You want to go back? Okay.
Video examples
Top 5 Most Intelligent...
is an academic bird who doesn't mince his words he means what he says and he says what he means okay paper that's right for birdie there we go dr. Pepperberg simplified language
Video examples
A Collection Of Spring...
diet and one of their descendants lives right here in my garden in london and i can tempt it out with a wide variety of food including for example minced meat
Video examples
Hedgehog Mating Rituals...
diet and one of their descendants lives right here in my garden in London and I can tempt it out with a wide variety of food including for example minced meat
Video examples
Sexual Satisfaction in...
looks okay everybody knows that I am speaking explicitly and I don't mince
Example 1 of 10
Quote examples
Jon Krakauer
American Writer
Let's not mince words: Everest doesn't attract a whole lot of well-balanced folks. The self-selection process tends to weed out the cautious and the sensible in favor of those who are single-minded and incredibly driven. Which is a big reason the mountain is so dangerous.
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Shannon Lucid
American Astronaut
I was really desperate. I don't know if you can remember back that far, but when I went to graduate school they didn't want females in graduate school. They were very open about it. They didn't mince their words. But then I got in and I got my degree.
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Ian St. John
Scottish Athlete
Well, he doesn't make me laugh. I think I've got a fair sense of humour but I can't really see it in him. I've listened to his show on the radio on a Saturday morning, and that's a load of mince as well.
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Tamsin Egerton
English Actress
I will normally eat about seven or eight mince pies in one sitting. Sometimes, I can get to double figures. My friends, and probably most people, stop at two, so they probably dislike me a bit for it.
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Sara Cox
English Entertainer
My favourite organic recipe is probably a huge batch of chilli con carne cooked with organic low fat British minced beef, tons of kidney beans, tomatoes and baked beans.
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Geoffrey Zakarian
American Chef
When I step into the kitchen in the morning, I go for the scrambled eggs with pine nuts and minced lamb. When I finish at night, it is hard to resist the burger.
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Edward Young
English Poet
The future... seems to me no unified dream but a mince pie, long in the baking, never quite done.
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Sara Davies
British Businesswoman
That's what us northern people do don't we? Don't mince our words, just say it how it is.
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Friedrich Durrenmatt
Swiss Author
When death has you by the throat, you don't mince words.
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Ekta Kapoor
Indian Producer
I am not a person who will mince words.
Quote examples
Jon Krakauer
American Writer
Let's not mince words: Everest doesn't attract a whole lot of well-balanced folks. The self-selection process tends to weed out the cautious and the sensible in favor of those who are single-minded and incredibly driven. Which is a big reason the mountain is so dangerous.
Quote examples
Shannon Lucid
American Astronaut
I was really desperate. I don't know if you can remember back that far, but when I went to graduate school they didn't want females in graduate school. They were very open about it. They didn't mince their words. But then I got in and I got my degree.
Quote examples
Ian St. John
Scottish Athlete
Well, he doesn't make me laugh. I think I've got a fair sense of humour but I can't really see it in him. I've listened to his show on the radio on a Saturday morning, and that's a load of mince as well.
Quote examples
Tamsin Egerton
English Actress
I will normally eat about seven or eight mince pies in one sitting. Sometimes, I can get to double figures. My friends, and probably most people, stop at two, so they probably dislike me a bit for it.
Quote examples
Sara Cox
English Entertainer
My favourite organic recipe is probably a huge batch of chilli con carne cooked with organic low fat British minced beef, tons of kidney beans, tomatoes and baked beans.
Quote examples
Geoffrey Zakarian
American Chef
When I step into the kitchen in the morning, I go for the scrambled eggs with pine nuts and minced lamb. When I finish at night, it is hard to resist the burger.
Quote examples
Edward Young
English Poet
The future... seems to me no unified dream but a mince pie, long in the baking, never quite done.
Quote examples
Sara Davies
British Businesswoman
That's what us northern people do don't we? Don't mince our words, just say it how it is.
Quote examples
Friedrich Durrenmatt
Swiss Author
When death has you by the throat, you don't mince words.
Quote examples
Ekta Kapoor
Indian Producer
I am not a person who will mince words.
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