mingle
/ˈmɪŋ.ɡəl/
mingle verb: to intermix; to combine or join, as an individual or part, with other parts, but commonly so as to be distinguishable in the product.
Verb
mingle (third-person singular simple present mingles, present participle mingling, simple past and past participle mingled)
- 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, […]1530 January 27 (Gregorian calendar), W[illiam] T[yndale], transl., [The Pentateuch] (Tyndale Bible), Malborow [Marburg], Hesse: […] Hans Luft [actually Antwerp: Johan Hoochstraten], →OCLC, Exodus...
- Be aware of the smiling enemy, that openly sheatheth his weapon, / But mingleth poison in secret with the sacred salt of hospitality.1838, Martin Farquhar Tupper, “Of Searching for Pride”, in Proverbial Philosophy: A Book of Thoughts and Arguments, Originally Treated, London: Joseph Rickerby, […], →OCLC, page 69
- 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.1535 October 14 (Gregorian calendar), Myles Coverdale, transl., Biblia: The Byble, […] (Coverdale Bible), [Cologne or Marburg]: [Eucharius Cervicornus and Johannes Soter?], →OCLC, III. Essdras [1...
- [T]he holy ſeed haue mingled themſelues with the people of thoſe lands, […]1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Ezra 9:2, column 1
- To deprive of purity by mixture; to contaminate.
- a mingled, imperfect virtuea. 1729, John Rogers, The Necessity of Universal Obedience
- To make or prepare by mixing the ingredients of.
- The physician […] proceeded to mingle another draught.1850, Nathaniel Hawthorne, “The Interview”, in The Scarlet Letter, a Romance, Boston, Mass.: Ticknor, Reed, and Fields, →OCLC, page 86
- 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: […]1611 April (first recorded performance), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Cymbeline”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard...
- Some dozen Romanes of vs, and your Lord
- 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.1929, Abraham Zevi Idelsohn, Jewish Music: Its Historical Development, page 438
- 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.2009, Jane Buckingham, The Modern Girl's Guide to Life
- Synonyms:
- circulate
Noun
mingle (plural 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.2019, Sally Lou Oaks Loveman, Speak: Love Your Story, Your Audience Is Waiting
- A mixture.
Proper noun capitalized: Mingle
Mingle (plural Mingles)
- A surname.
mingle meaning in Tamil, Marathi, Urdu and Bengali
mingle in Tamil
- ஒன்றுசேர், கல, சேர்ந்திடு, ஒன்றுபடு, இணைந்திரு, சேர்ந்திரு
mingle in Marathi
- to mingle
- मिसळणे misaḷṇe
mingle in Urdu
- خلط, کھچڑی, گھل مل جانا, مخلوط ہونا, ملنا, آمیزش کرنا
mingle in Bengali
- মেশানো, মিশ্রিত করা, মেলামেশা করা
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- mingle in Malayalam
- കലർത്തുക, കൂട്ടിക്കലർത്തുക, ആളുകളുമായി ഇടപഴകുക, സമ്മിശ്രമാക്കുക
- mingle in Kannada
- ಬೆರಸು, ಮಿಶ್ರಮಾಡು, ಒಟ್ಟುಗೂಡಿಸು, ಒಂದಾಗು
- mingle in Sanskrit
- श्रीणाति śrīṇāti
- mingle in Persian
- آمیختن âmixtan
Examples of mingle in a sentence
- The dorm offered students the choice of retreating to the privacy of their rooms, or mingling in the common area.
- “Soz, babe, I should probably mingle and talk to more people.
- There’s a toilety smell about the place, mingling with the stench of something even fouler.
Synonyms of mingle
Forms of mingle
| Verb | |
|---|---|
| third-person singular present | mingles |
| present participle | mingling |
| past participle | mingled |
| past | mingled |
| second-person singular present (archaic) | minglest |
| second-person singular past (archaic) | mingledst |
| third-person singular present (archaic) | mingleth |
| Noun | |
| plural | mingles |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Mingles |
Origin of mingle
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.
Words formed from mingle
Words that rhyme with mingle
Questions about mingle
- What does mingle mean?
- Mingle means to intermix; to combine or join, as an individual or part, with other parts, but commonly so as to be distinguishable in the product.
- What is mingle in Tamil?
- Mingle in Tamil is ஒன்றுசேர், கல, சேர்ந்திடு. See Mingle meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is mingle?
- Mingle can be a verb, a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce mingle?
- Mingle is pronounced /ˈmɪŋ.ɡəl/.
- What is the past tense of mingle?
- The past tense of mingle is mingled.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: mingle (page history and authors); Mingle (page history and authors); mingle (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); मिसळणे (Marathi) (page history and authors); mingle (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); mingle (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); mingle (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); mingle (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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