🔪mince

verb
/mɪns/

Meaning

to cut food, especially meat, into very small pieces; to speak in an affectedly delicate or refined way
to cut into very small pieces; to walk with short quick steps

Example Sentences

She minced the garlic before adding it to the sauce.

She minced the garlic for the recipe.

Example Expressions

mince words

Synonyms

chop, dice, grind, cut, shred, cut finely
Entry 1
chop, dice, grind, cut, shred
Entry 2
chop, dice, cut finely, grind

Antonyms

join, enlarge, combine, chunk, slice thickly
Entry 1
join, enlarge, combine
Entry 2
chunk, slice thickly

Collocations

mince meat, mince garlic, mince words, minced beef, finely mince
Entry 1
mince meat, mince garlic, mince words, minced beef
Entry 2
mince garlic, mince meat, mince words, finely mince

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