verb

mingle

MIHNG-guhl

verb

To move around and talk casually with different people at a social gathering.

"Guests mingled in the garden before dinner was served."

"She hates having to mingle with strangers at conferences."

To mix or blend different things together.

"The smell of coffee mingled with fresh bread in the kitchen."

How to Use Mingle

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishTo circulate and chat at a party, or more generally, for things to blend together.

Common pairings

mingle with guests scents mingled mingle and chat

Word Forms

mingled past tense, mingle plural, mingles plural, mingled plural, Mingles plural, mingles singular, mingle singular, mingled singular, minglest singular, mingledst singular, mingleth singular

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Etymology

From Middle English mengle, built on the older verb "ming" (to mix) plus the frequentative suffix "-le."

Rhymes for mingle

single dingle jingle tingle ringle shingle Pringle kringle

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