mingle

[ming-guhl]

verb (used without object)

mingled, mingling 

1. to become mixed, blended, or united.

   The herbs and spices mingled to produce an exquisite odor that permeated the house.

2. to associate, mix, or interact in company with others, as at a social event.

   At the party she mingled with some interesting people.

3. to join or take part with others, as in activities or causes.

   I used to like his blog, but he’s started to mingle with bigots.

verb (used with object)

mingled, mingling 

1. to mix or combine; put together in a mixture; blend.

   During much of history, noble families mingled their bloodlines and forged new alliances.

   Synonyms: intermix, intermingle, commingle

2. to unite, join, or conjoin.

3. to associate in company.

   a hostess who mingles diplomats with executives.

4. to form by mixing; compound; concoct.

noun

1. mingles, two or more single, unrelated adults who live together.

2. a social event at which people associate, mix, or interact with others.

   The Chamber of Commerce hosted a mingle for the town's small business owners to kick off their Buy Local campaign.

mingle

/ ˈmɪŋɡəl /

verb

1. to mix or cause to mix

2. to come into close association

Other Word Forms

• minglement noun
• mingler noun
• remingle verb
• unmingled adjective
• well-mingled adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of mingle¹

First recorded in 1425–75; Late Middle English menglen, frequentative of meng(en) “to mix,” Old English mengan; cognate with Dutch, German mengen ) + -(e)len; -le

Word History and Origins

Origin of mingle¹

C15: from Old English mengan to mix; related to Middle Dutch mengen, Old Frisian mengja

Synonym Study

See mix.

Example Sentences

At the Nest bar in Indian Wells, tourists from Canada and Oregon on Wednesday night mingled with silver-haired locals.

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“Nashville is a small world, and all the people in the business kind of know each other and mingle.”

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A large rotating platform was built to depict “mingle,” a game where players must gather a certain number of people in a room under a deadline in order to survive to the next round.

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This was one of my very first forays back into the world post-COVID-19 vaccine, and I was mostly ready to mix and mingle again with the masses.

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When the team was invited to his house for a Halloween party last week, he urged the players to try and promote the team while they mingled with his Manhattan Beach neighbors.

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Related Words

• blend 
• intermingle 
• meld 
• mix