mingle
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mingle¹
- /ˈmɪŋ.ɡəl/
Rhymes with -ɪŋɡəl
Where it comes from
From earlier mingil, mengle, from Middle English menglen, equivalent to ming + -le. Cognate with Dutch mengelen (“to mingle, mix”), German mengen (“to mingle, mix”). More at ming.
verb mingles · mingling · mingled · mingle
- To intermix; to combine or join, as an individual or part, with other parts, but commonly so as to be distinguishable in the product. [T]here was hayle ãd fyre mẽgled with the hayle, […]
- To associate or unite in a figurative way, or by ties of relationship.
- To cause or allow to intermarry.
- To intermarry. [W]e haue bꝛokẽ thy ſtatutes ⁊ cõmaundementes agayne, ⁊ mengled o^ꝛ ſelues wᵗ the vnclẽnes of the outlandiſh heithen.
- To deprive of purity by mixture; to contaminate. a mingled, imperfect virtue
- To make or prepare by mixing the ingredients of. The physician […] proceeded to mingle another draught.
- To put together; to join. Some dozen Romanes of vs, and your Lord (The beſt Feather of our wing) haue mingled ſummes To buy a Preſent for the Emperor: […]
- To become mixed or blended. Many a tear would mingle in the cup of joy that they presented to the young couples and the wedding-guests.
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To socialize with different people at a social event.
And allow a bit of a cocktail hour before the meal so that when your guests arrive, you have time to mingle before you step into the kitchen.
Similar: circulate
noun mingles
- The act of informally meeting numerous people in a group. When speakers engage their audiences before they speak with a quick mingle and keep the engagement going throughout the speech, the access point for fear is cut off because there is no silence.
- A mixture.
Mingle²
Rhymes with -ɪŋɡəl
proper noun Mingles
- A surname.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: commix, mix, amalgamate, unify, jumble, intermingle, blend, contact, mangle, spawn, bemingle, meddle, mingle-mangle, commingle, intermix, immingle
Translations
Every language
verb To mix; to intermix; to combine or join
| Español | mezclar, entremezclar, mixturar, mesclar (disused), entreverar |
|---|---|
| Português | misturar |
| Français | mélanger |
| Deutsch | vermischen, vermengen, untermischen |
| Italiano | mescolare, rimestare, rigirare, amalgamare |
| Русский | сме́шивать sméšivatʹ, смеша́ть smešátʹ |
| العربية | مَزَجَ mazaja, خَلَطَ ḵalaṭa |
verb To associate; to cause or allow to intermarry
| Italiano | mescolarsi, combinare |
|---|---|
| Русский | обща́ться obščátʹsja, враща́ться vraščátʹsja |
verb To deprive of purity by mixture; to contaminate
| Italiano | contaminare |
|---|---|
| Русский | загрязнять zagrjaznjatʹ |
verb To make or prepare by mixing the ingredients of
| Italiano | miscelare |
|---|---|
| Русский | замешивать zamešivatʹ |
verb To become mixed or blended
| Italiano | miscelare, amalgamare, combinare |
|---|---|
| Русский | сме́шиваться sméšivatʹsja, смеша́ться smešátʹsja |
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title = {mingle},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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