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[ adjective ] affectedly dainty or refined

Synonyms

dainty twee prim niminy-piminy

Used in print

(Jim Thompson, The Transgressors....)

He caught her eye , came_back around the car with the boot wearer 's teetering , half mincing walk .

Related terms

refined

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Rhymes with

missing rinsing mixing unconvincing convincing sensing fencing unpromising unceasing lancing lansing dancing bouncing financing dispensing condensing kissing nursing menacing trouncing hissing advancing piercing fixing sing balancing teleconferencing canvassing indexing encompassing releasing promising lessing guessing icing compressing decreasing increasing spacing slicing sluicing rejoicing diagnosing racing facing voicing dowsing dousing cursing passing casing pacing gassing tossing trespassing pulsing dressing pressing blessing vexing embracing servicing decreasing focusing enticing debasing caressing inducing reducing purchasing tracing distressing pricing professing depressing crossing perplexing repressing coaxing coursing boxing bracing lapsing taxing waxing embarrassing buttressing splicing reducing engrossing focusing processing practicing reducing relapsing relaxing replacing refocusing surfacing surpassing hairdressing

Phonetic and Homophones

M IH1 N S IH0 NG

Similar Spelling

mincingly Minocin Mingione minginess

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