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Mince words

Verb

Word Frequency: 0.1

Definitions

1.VerbTo restrain oneself when speaking by withholding some comments or using euphemisms in order to be polite, tactful, etc.

Synonyms

mince one's words keep mum keep one's mouth shut hold one's tongue save one's breath keep quiet mince bite one's tongue self-edit muzzle pull punches breathe a word

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