- to mix or cause to mix
- (intransitive) often followed by with: to come into close association
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min•gle /ˈmɪŋgəl/USA pronunciation
v., -gled, -gling.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- to mix in company:[no object]He wandered around, trying to mingle with the guests.
- 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•gle
(ming′gəl),USA pronunciation v., -gled, -gling, n.
v.i.
v.t.
n.
min′gle•ment, n.
min′gler, n.
v.i.
- to become mixed, blended, or united.
- to associate or mix in company:She refuses to mingle with bigots.
- to associate or take part with others;
participate.
v.t.
- to mix or combine;
put together in a mixture;
blend. - to unite, join, or conjoin.
- to associate in company:a hostess who mingles diplomats with executives.
- to form by mixing;
compound;
concoct.
n.
- 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′gler, n.
- 4. commingle, intermingle, intermix. See mix.
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mingle /ˈmɪŋɡəl/ vb
'mingle' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
among
- amphimixis
- blend
- concern
- confound
- distemper
- embroil
- idiosyncrasy
- jumble
- miscegenation
- temper
- tempera
- admix
- beautiful people
- commingle
- elbow
- fraternize
- immingle
- immix
- integrate
- interlace
- intermingle
- intermix
- mingle-mangle
- miscible
- mix
- mixed
- mongrel
- shoulder
- socialize
- sort