mince

Sinhala Dictionary definitions for mince

mince 🔊 /mɪˈns/

mince : අඩුකොට දක්වනවා

mince : හීන්කොට කපනලද මස්

mince : කැබලි කොට කපනවා

mince definition

Transitive verb.

  1. To cut into very small pieces; to chop fine; to hash; as, to mince meat.
  2. To suppress or weaken the force of; to extenuate; to palliate; to tell by degrees, instead of directly and frankly; to clip, as words or expressions; to utter half and keep back half of.
  3. To affect; to make a parade of.

Intransitive verb.

  1. To walk with short steps; to walk in a prim, affected manner.
  2. To act or talk with affected nicety; to affect delicacy in manner.

Noun. A short, precise step; an affected manner.