sievistellä — meaning in English

English meaning

• mince noun Meat that has been finely chopped or ground.
• pussyfoot verb To move silently, stealthily, or furtively.

Senses

sievistellä is used for these senses in English:

• mince (intransitive) To act or talk with affected nicety; to affect delicacy in manner.
• pussyfoot (intransitive) To use euphemistic language or circumlocution.

mince — full definition

1. noun Meat that has been finely chopped or ground.
2. verb To chop food into very small pieces.
3. verb To soften or hold back one's words so as not to offend (usually in "not mince words").
4. verb To walk with small, affected, dainty steps.

pussyfoot — full definition

1. verb To move silently, stealthily, or furtively.
2. verb To act timidly or cautiously.
3. verb To use euphemistic language or circumlocution.

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