mingle
pronunciation
How to pronounce mingle in British English:
UK [ˈmɪŋɡl]
How to pronounce mingle in American English:
US [ˈmɪŋɡl]
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- Verb:
- to bring or combine together or with something else
- get involved or mixed-up with
- be all mixed up or jumbled together
Word Origin
- mingle
- mingle: see among
- mingle (v.)
- mid-15c., "to bring together," frequentative of Middle English myngen "to mix," from Old English mengan (related to second element in among), from Proto-Germanic *mangjan "to knead together" (cognates: Old Saxon mengian, Old Norse menga, Old Frisian mendza, German mengen), from PIE *mag- "to knead, fashion, fit" (see macerate). The formation may have been suggested by cognate Middle Dutch mengelen. Of persons, "to join with others, be sociable" (intransitive), from c. 1600. Related: Mingled; mingling.
Example
- 1. Later in the night , the group engages in a second mingle .
- 2. It can mingle with urban pollution and boost air quality to unhealthy levels in cities .
- 3. Our senses mingle more often than we realise , collaborating to help us make sense of the world more easily .
- 4. If disturbed , however , they quickly move on to another horse , where the fresh blood of the two hosts may mingle .
- 5. That provides ample opportunity for strains to mingle and recombine .