Past tense of mingle
regular verb
The past tense of mingle is mingled. The past participle is also mingled.
Forms of mingle
| Base form (V1) | mingle /ˈmɪŋ.ɡəl/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | mingled /ˈmɪŋɡl̩d/ |
| Past participle (V3) | mingled /ˈmɪŋɡl̩d/ |
| Present participle | mingling |
| Third person singular | mingles |
Mingled in a sentence
- Across the city yesterday, there was a feeling of bittersweet reunion as streams of humanity converged and mingled at dozens of memorial services.2006 September 11, Sheryl Gay Stolberg, “Bush Mourns 9/11 at Ground Zero as N.Y. Remembers”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New...
- Kids with well-worn gym shoes mingled with children wearing patent leathers.2018, Judith Rolfs, chapter 42, in The Windemere Affair, Prism, →ISBN. From the entry patent leathers
- Blood mingled with liquescent skin and melting bone to form a reeking gelatinous mask.1986, Shaun Hutson, chapter 17, in Relics, Caffeine Nights Publishing, published 2013. From the entry liquescent
- I’ll bet you haven’t mingled with my kind of man in a long time.1965, Ira Wallach, act I, in The Absence of a Cello, New York, N.Y.: Dramatists Play Service, published 1993, →ISBN, page 30. From the entry ringie
- No waitress could hold out against their mingled overtones of gratitude and mammary organs.1938, Samuel Beckett, Murphy, New York, N.Y.: Grove Press, published 1957, →ISBN, page 83. From the entry cowjuice
Meaning of 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 To associate or unite in a figurative way, or by ties of relationship.
- verb To cause or allow to intermarry.
Questions about the past tense of mingle
- What is the past tense of mingle?
- The past tense of mingle is mingled.
- What is the past participle of mingle?
- The past participle of mingle is mingled.
- Is mingle a regular or irregular verb?
- Mingle is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
Source and license
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