mingle

[ ming-guhl ]
/ ˈmɪŋ gəl /
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verb (used without object), min·gled, min·gling.

verb (used with object), min·gled, min·gling.

noun

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

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Origin of mingle

1425–75; late Middle English menglen, equivalent to meng(en) to mix (Old English mengan; cognate with Dutch, German mengen) + -(e)len -le

OTHER WORDS FROM mingle

Words nearby mingle

ming tree, minge, minger, mingimingi, minging, mingle, mingle-mangle, mingrelian, mingus, mingy, minhag
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Words related to mingle

mix, intermingle, blend, meld, circulate, interweave, wed, marry, coalesce, unite, commingle, merge, intermix, compound, alloy, admix, fraternize, network, consort, associate

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British Dictionary definitions for mingle

mingle
/ (ˈmɪŋɡəl) /

verb

to mix or cause to mix
(intr often foll by with) to come into close association

Derived forms of mingle

mingler, noun

Word Origin for mingle

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