mingle

min·gle

Use mingle in a sentence

verb

To mingle is defined as to mix together, or participate with others at a party or social event.

When a bunch of voices all mix together to become a general hum of conversation, this is an example of a situation where the voices mingle.
When you move about a party and talk to different people, this is an example of a situation where you mingle.

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mingle

transitive verb

-·gled, -·gling

to bring or mix together; combine; blend
Now Rare to make by mixing ingredients; compound

Origin of mingle

Middle English mengelen, frequentative of mengen from Old English mengan, to mix, akin to German mengen from Indo-European base an unverified form menk-, to knead from source Classical Greek massein

to be or become mixed, blended, etc.
to join, unite, associate, or take part with others; specif., to interact with others at a party or other social gathering

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mingle

verb

min·gled, min·gling, min·gles

verb

transitive

To mix or bring together in combination: a breeze that mingles the sea air with the scent of pines; love that is mingled with grief. See Synonyms at mix.

verb

intransitive

To be or become mixed or united: The children's voices mingled in the hall.
To associate or take part with others: The faculty mingled with the trustees.

Origin of mingle

Middle English menglen frequentative of mengen to mix from Old English mengan ; see mag- in Indo-European roots.

Related Forms:

min′gler
noun

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Verb

(third-person singular simple present mingles, present participle mingling, simple past and past participle mingled)

To mix; intermix; to combine or join, as an individual or part, with other parts, but commonly so as to be distinguishable in the product; to confuse; to confound.
Across the city yesterday, there was a feeling of bittersweet reunion as streams of humanity converged and mingled at dozens of memorial services. "” New York Times
To associate or unite in society or by ties of relationship; to cause or allow to intermarry; to intermarry.
To deprive of purity by mixture; to contaminate.
To make or prepare by mixing the ingredients of.
(intransitive) To become mixed or blended.

Noun

(plural mingles)

(obsolete) A mixture.

Origin

From earlier mingil, mengle, from Middle English *mengelen, equivalent to ming +"Ž -le. Cognate with Dutch mengelen (“to mingle, mix"), German menglen (“to mingle, mix"). More at ming.