mingle

[ ming-guhl ]

/ ˈmɪŋ gəl /

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verb (used without object), min·gled, min·gling.

to become mixed, blended, or united.

to associate or mix in company: She refuses to mingle with bigots.

to associate or take part with others; participate.

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

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

to unite, join, or conjoin.

to associate in company: a hostess who mingles diplomats with executives.

to form by mixing; compound; concoct.

noun

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

Nearby words

ming tree, minge, minger, mingimingi, minging, mingle, mingle-mangle, mingrelian, mingus, mingus, charles, mingy

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

SYNONYMS FOR mingle

4 commingle, intermingle, intermix. See mix.

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Related forms

min·gle·ment, nounmin·gler, nounre·min·gle, verb, re·min·gled, re·min·gling.un·min·gled, adjective

well-min·gled, adjective

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Examples from the Web for mingle

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It was notable Wednesday that the cameraman and photographers were allowed to mingle somewhat freely with the playgroup.
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Celebrities like Paris Hilton and an incognito Selena Gomez mingle in the elevated VIP area by the main stage.
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The angel in thee and rejects the sprites That ineffectual crowd about his strength, And mingle with his work and claim a share!
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If a woman may mingle wisely with post-graduates, why not with under—but no.
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Then the brook can carry away the dish-water without having it seep into the ground and find its way to mingle with the pool.
Girl Scouts at Dandelion Camp|Lillian Elizabeth Roy
For they apprehended it to be a thing of a turbulent nature to mingle in a crowd as soon as they rose from bed.
Concord Days|A. Bronson Alcott
In the new plan they were to mingle freely with the people, calling themselves brothers, or friars.
Tuscan Sculpture of the Fifteenth Century|Estelle M. Hurll

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

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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mingle

verb (used without object), min·gled, min·gling.

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

noun

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mingle

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