■ verb
1》 [often as adjective ~d ] cut up or shred (meat) into very small pieces.
2》 walk in an affected manner with short, quick steps and swinging hips.
■ noun chiefly Brit. ~d meat.
Phrases
~ words (or one's words ) [usu. with negative ] voice one's disapproval delicately or gently.
Derivatives
~r noun
mincing adjective
mincingly adverb
Origin
ME: from OFr. mincier , based on L. minutia 'smallness'.