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mingle-mangling

mingle-mangling is the present participle and gerund of mingle-mangle.

Meaning of mingle-mangle

Verb

mingle-mangle (third-person singular simple present mingle-mangles, present participle mingle-mangling, simple past and past participle mingle-mangled)

  1. To mix in a disorderly way; to make a mess of.
    • So ſhould vve Preachers be true men, Preachers of God's vvay, truly, truly, vvithout regard of perſon; that is, for man's pleaſure corrupting the vvord, or mingle-mangle the vvord vvith man's inven tion and traditions.1550 October 18 (Gregorian calendar), Hugh Latimer, “Sermon XII. Preached at Stamford, Oct. 9, in the Year 1550.”, in The Sermons of the Right Reverend Father in God, Master Hugh Latimer, Bishop of...
    Synonyms:
    jumble

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Questions about mingle-mangling

What is mingle-mangling the present participle and gerund of?
Mingle-mangling is the present participle and gerund of mingle-mangle.

Words near mingle-mangling in the dictionary

  1. Minglanilla
  2. mingle
  3. mingle-mangle
  4. mingle-mangled
  5. mingle-mangles
  6. mingle-mangling
  7. mingleable
  8. mingled
  9. mingledly
  10. mingledst
  11. minglement

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