mingling

From the verb mingle: (⇒ conjugate)

mingling is: ⓘ

v pres p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

min•gle /ˈmɪŋgəl/   v., -gled, -gling. 

1. to mix in company:
   [no object] He wandered around, trying to mingle with the guests.
2. to mix or combine;
   put together in a mixture;
   blend: [no object]
   His shouts mingled with those of other survivors.
   [~ + object]
   His account mingled truth with exaggerations.

min•gled, adj.: 

a look of mingled despair and hopefulness.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

min•gle  (ming′gəl), v., -gled, -gling, n. 
v.i. 

1. to become mixed, blended, or united.
2. to associate or mix in company:
   She refuses to mingle with bigots.
3. to associate or take part with others;
   participate.

v.t. 

4. to mix or combine;
   put together in a mixture;
   blend.
5. to unite, join, or conjoin.
6. to associate in company:
   a hostess who mingles diplomats with executives.
7. to form by mixing;
   compound;
   concoct.

n. 

8. mingles, two or more single, unrelated adults who live together.

• 1425–75; late Middle English menglen, equivalent. to meng(en) to mix (Old English mengan; cognate with Dutch, German mengen) + -(e)len -le

min′gle•ment, n. 
min′gler, n. 
Synonyms

• 4. commingle, intermingle, intermix. See mix. 

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mingle / ˈmɪŋɡ^əl/ verb

1. to mix or cause to mix
2. (intransitive) often followed by with: to come into close association

Etymology: 15th Century: from Old English mengan to mix; related to Middle Dutch mengen, Old Frisian mengja

ˈmingler noun