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mingle

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishminglemin‧gle /ˈmɪŋɡəl/ ●○○ verb (mingled, mingling) 1 [intransitive, transitive]MIX if two feelings, sounds, smells etc mingle, they mix together with each other Add the mint and allow the flavours to mingle.mingle with Her perfume mingled with the smell of wood smoke from the fire.be mingled with something Her excitement was mingled with a slight feeling of fear.2 [intransitive]MIX if you mingle at a party, you move around the room and talk to lots of different peoplemingle with She was eager to mingle with the other guests.→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpusmingle• Families mingled and enjoyed themselves at a block party.• Playfulness and formality can mingle, even at a wedding.• Mingling genuine news with gossip, she made a lively companion.• These four are eternal and are constantly mingling in different proportions and separating.• Our voices were mingled in poetry.• Heraklion mingles traditional charm with a bustling centre of pavement cafes and shops.• Here was a set of fake brass handles incongruously mingled with a different set of pewter fixtures.• They come to hear music and end up mingling with a lot of people they may not mingle with in everyday life.• They didn't bite, but they were mingled with ferocious mosquitoes, which did.• As usual he mingled with his guests, with whom he remained until just after ten o'clock.• The smell of the sea mingled with the faint scent of the grass.• Water spread across the floor in a greasy stream, mingling with the pile of filthy rubbish.be mingled with something• We may emphasize that they are mingled with and followed by stories of a very different character.• They didn't bite, but they were mingled with ferocious mosquitoes, which did.• Dire harmonic confusion would result were the bass to be mingled with the upper parts.Origin mingle (1400-1500) meng “to mix” ((11-19 centuries)), from Old English mengan
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mingle
Simple Form
Present
I, you, we, theymingle
he, she, itmingles
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Past
I, you, he, she, it, we, theymingled
Present perfect
I, you, we, theyhave mingled
he, she, ithas mingled
Past perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad mingled
Future
I, you, he, she, it, we, theywill mingle
Future perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have mingled
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Continuous Form
Present
Iam mingling
he, she, itis mingling
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you, we, theyare mingling
Past
I, he, she, itwas mingling
you, we, theywere mingling
Present perfect
I, you, we, theyhave been mingling
he, she, ithas been mingling
Past perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad been mingling
Future
I, you, he, she, it, we, theywill be mingling
Future perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have been mingling
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