mincing words

English - Turkish

Definition of mincing words in English Turkish dictionary

Related Terms

mince words

ağzında gevelemek

mince words

(deyim) mince (one's) words kacamakli konusmak,dolambacli konusmak

English - English

Definition of mincing words in English English dictionary

Present participle of mince words

Related Terms

mince words

To restrain oneself in a conversation by withholding some comments or using euphemisms

The detective did not mince words. It's plain that you're a boob, he said.

mince words

say gently, say something in a soft manner, soften things

Hyphenation

min·cing words

Turkish pronunciation

mînsîng wırdz

Pronunciation

/ˈmənsəɴɢ ˈwərdz/ /ˈmɪnsɪŋ ˈwɜrdz/