Mince
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- (FIGURATIVE) ចិញ្ច្រាំ
- 2.
- (FIGURATIVE) ចំបើងឬស្មៅ
verb — past tense: minced ; past participle: minced ; present participle: minging ;
- 1.
- (TRANSITIVE) (to cut into small pieces with a knife or pincer, to lessen with a knife or pincer, to lessen the mind force of) ហាន់, អង្កន់
- 2.
- (INTRANSITIVE) (To speak, act, or walk in an affected, dainty manner) កាច់រាង
Example: Mother minced the onion, Pigeons mince along the pavement, a mince pie.
ENGLISH MEANING
noun
- 1.
- A short, precise step; an affected manner.
verb — past tense: minced ; past participle: minced ; present participle: minging ;
- 1.
- (INTRANSITIVE) To walk with short steps; to walk in a prim, affected manner.
- 2.
- (INTRANSITIVE) To act or talk with affected nicety; to affect delicacy in manner.
- 3.
- (TRANSITIVE) To cut into very small pieces; to chop fine; to hash; as, to mince meat.
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- (TRANSITIVE) 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.
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- (TRANSITIVE) To affect; to make a parade of.