One does very little cutting on vegetables using the tip, though, I do find it useful in mincing garlic and finely dicing onions. From Wordnik.com. [Tigers & Strawberries » Knives are Dangerous] Reference
The word mincing has appeared in 19 New York Times articles in the past year, including on March 21 in the theater review Reaching Deep Into a. From Wordnik.com. [NYT > Home Page] Reference
Also consider that the Clinton brand is heavily weighted by a kind of mincing language that plays with the truth. From Wordnik.com. [New National Obama Ad: "Inspiring"] Reference
And they run on their hind legs with a kind of mincing balletic movement, which is absolutely enchanting, I can tell you. From Wordnik.com. [Sir David Attenborough Tracks Down Earth's 'First Life'] Reference
EDIT: The Mirror has more, withour any of that "mincing" or "politeness" you see in less fashionable media, in "Nazi Past of Right-Wing Papal Candidate.". From Wordnik.com. [New Pope « Gerry Canavan] Reference
There is no point in mincing words. From Wordnik.com. [Report on Britain] Reference
O / T but Mandy, like Gordon is doing "mincing" photos. From Wordnik.com. [British Blogs] Reference
"Let's Get Cooking" talks you through every step and explains even the most basic concepts, such as mincing garlic. From Wordnik.com. [JSOnline.com] Reference
A mass of fluffy golden hair hung below the big black hat, and the little girl tripped along in a way that if not "mincing," was certainly. From Wordnik.com. [Marjorie's New Friend] Reference
The animals approached the fire with mincing steps. From Wordnik.com. [The Boy Ranchers on Roaring River or Diamond X and the Chinese Smugglers] Reference
These frail-limbed and mincing effeminates, flowing of locks. From Wordnik.com. [The Satyricon — Complete] Reference
But his steps, like those of his rivals, are pretty mincing so far. From Wordnik.com. [The No Bull Campaign] Reference
After much coaxing the black colt came mincing up to her old master. From Wordnik.com. [The 1926 Tatler] Reference
What's the use of mincing words, fencing about the truth any longer?. From Wordnik.com. [When Dreams Come True] Reference
Instantly Athol had sprung to his feet and was mincing along behind the. From Wordnik.com. [A Dixie School Girl] Reference
"I know of no joke, Niece Ruth," said the old lady, with mincing iciness. From Wordnik.com. [Aunt Rachel] Reference
Think of the distance lost, Charles, for such a little mincing forward step. From Wordnik.com. [Clair de Lune A Play in Two Acts and Six Scenes] Reference
Knife skills, such as dicing, mincing, chopping and slicing and poultry cutting. From Wordnik.com. [B] Reference
T-this is not the time for mincing words, it -- it's the time for candid speech. From Wordnik.com. [The Beetle] Reference
But the little mincing voice had said, "I'd be pleased to see you -- I like you.". From Wordnik.com. [Judith Lynn A Story of the Sea] Reference
Augusta came mincing up with a triumphant air, and related the action of the fairy. From Wordnik.com. [Harper's Young People, January 6, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly] Reference
It moved slowly, daintily, almost mincing as its legs sampled the surface of the shore. From Wordnik.com. [This Crowded Earth] Reference
D.C. Schools Chancellor Michelle Rhee has a well-deserved reputation for not mincing words. From Wordnik.com. [Will Marshall: A Discouraging Vote on School Reform] Reference
I have minced with my own hand the pork for his sausages before they had mincing-machines in. From Wordnik.com. [A War-time Journal, Germany 1914 and German Travel Notes] Reference
"Yes, yes," she insisted, in a mincing whisper, as if she were laying claim to a distinction. From Wordnik.com. [Aunt Rachel] Reference
That big body and those big feet were not made to mince along in that tight-lipped way he's mincing. From Wordnik.com. [Something Better Than This] Reference
He steps naturally, and without a trying stride, or a short step mincing gait, as if he wore hobbles. From Wordnik.com. [Healthful Sports for Boys] Reference
Well, without mincing matters, I must say we had as rough a road to travel any band of poor strolling. From Wordnik.com. [A Pirate of Parts] Reference
"And I'd rather be a poet than go mincing through the world with just a pretty face!" exclaimed Alene. From Wordnik.com. [Peggy-Alone] Reference
You surely would not have us a couple of mincing girls peacocking round in this fashion, would you now? '. From Wordnik.com. [The Captain's Bunk A Story for Boys] Reference
The next minute she was dancing, but not in the dull, mincing fashion in which she had so recently been coached. From Wordnik.com. [The Fifth Ace] Reference
Rachel ceased her emphatic noddings and her mincing whisper, and sat with her hands folded in her lap to listen. From Wordnik.com. [Aunt Rachel] Reference
She took his arm with a mock fine-lady air, and walked beside him with mincing steps across the hall to the dining-room. From Wordnik.com. [Peggy-Alone] Reference
We believe you are man enough to wish to know the worst, without mincing, whatever it may be, and have come to tell you all. From Wordnik.com. [Joyce's Investments A Story for Girls] Reference
She had a refined, coquettish, mincing walk, which alone was enough to bespeak the agreeable sense she had of her own charms. From Wordnik.com. [Schwartz: A History From "Schwartz" by David Christie Murray] Reference
We found ourselves hoarding our spices, cellaring our potatoes, chopping onions and mincing garlic in bulk and freezing them for later in gallon-sized zip-top bags. From Wordnik.com. [The Perimeter] Reference
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