mincing

To make less; make small.

To lessen; diminish; to diminish in speaking; speak of lightly or slightingly; minimise.

To effect mincingly.

To cut into very small pieces; to chop fine.

“Butchers often use machines to mince meat.”

To suppress or weaken the force of

To say or utter vaguely, not directly or frankly

“a minced oath”

To affect; to pronounce affectedly or with an accent.

To walk with short steps; to walk in a prim, affected manner.

To act or talk with affected nicety; to affect delicacy in manner.

“I love going to gay bars and seeing drag queens mince around on stage.”

The act by which something is minced.

Affectedly dainty.