mix
verb (used with object)
to combine (substances, elements, things, etc.) into one mass, collection, or assemblage, generally with a thorough blending of the constituents.
am mixing
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present progressiveof mix (1st person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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“I am mixing my tennis and baseball metaphors, but so would Robin.”
From New York Times ● Nov. 19, 2021
I am mixing time periods so as to make order.
From New York Times ● May 31, 2013
I am mixing many colors, fourteen, fifteen perhaps, evolving a labyrinth of hues and shapes.
From Time Magazine Archive
I am afraid I am mixing them up—those old German myths are so confusing, and I am quite beside myself with the joy of seeing you!'
From Greifenstein by Crawford, F. Marion (Francis Marion)
I am mixing it up; that was then.
From Crime and Punishment by Garnett, Constance
