mince
verb (used with object)
to cut or chop into very small pieces.
had minced
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past perfectof mince.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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I cannot pretend that Lord Wolseley was a cautious speaker, and I think his company would have been much less entertaining than it was if he had minced his words or hedged his opinions.
From Aspects and Impressions by Edmund Gosse
The matron, at the call of another nurse, had minced away down the ward, committing Amherst with a glance to Miss Brent; and the two remained alone by the bed.
From The Fruit of the Tree by Alonzo Kimball
She would have laughed me to scorn if I had minced matters, for she never deceived herself.
From The Irrational Knot Being the Second Novel of His Nonage by Bernard Shaw
But she had not shown an aptitude for either rôle, and having stepped down to that of first walking lady, she had minced off my stage altogether.
From The Princess Passes by A. M. (Alice Muriel) Williamson
She had minced up the chicken, and she fed me little pieces of it with a spoon.
From Trenching at Gallipoli The personal narrative of a Newfoundlander with the ill-fated Dardanelles expedition by John Gallishaw
