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mincing up

mincing up is the present participle and gerund of mince up.

Meaning of mince up

Verb

mince up (third-person singular simple present minces up, present participle mincing up, simple past and past participle minced up)

  1. To mince
    • Seeing them all there, squashed in together in a big tower of rats, made her think of the block she and Dad and Sheila lived in. Still, thought Zoe. The rats had it worse. What with the getting minced up into burgers.2012, David Walliams [pseudonym; David Edward Williams], Ratburger, London: HarperCollins Children’s Books, →ISBN

Questions about mincing up

What is mincing up the present participle and gerund of?
Mincing up is the present participle and gerund of mince up.

Words near mincing up in the dictionary

  1. Mincho
  2. mincier
  3. minciest
  4. mincing
  5. mincing one's words
  6. mincing up
  7. mincing words
  8. mincingly
  9. mincingness
  10. mincings
  11. Minco

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