mince
verb (used with object)
to cut or chop into very small pieces.
was mincing
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past progressiveof mince.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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“I love you, @chrissyteigen! Thank you for inspiring me every single day. And thanks for the outstanding cacio e pepe I was mincing garlic for!”
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 14, 2021
But there was no need for a translator Monday because nobody was mincing words: The Sochi halfpipe is substandard, the top riders in the world agreed.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 10, 2014
He was mincing the floor with his feet.
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
A little figure was mincing along the avenue; its shoes had very high heels, its stockings were pink, and its dress a bright green.
From Dorothy Dainty's Gay Times by Amy Brooks
Leon was mincing some sausage-meat on the oak block in a slow, rhythmical fashion.
From The Fat and the Thin by Ernest Alfred Vizetelly
