Definition of MINGLE

mingle

Meanings

Plural: mingle, mingled, mingles

Verb

  • to bring or combine together or with something else
    • "resourcefully he mingled music and dance"
  • get involved or mixed-up with
    • "He was about to mingle in an unpleasant affair"
  • be all mixed up or jumbled together
  • To intermix; to combine or join, as an individual or part, with other parts, but commonly so as to be distinguishable in the product.
  • To associate or unite in a figurative way, or by ties of relationship.
  • To cause or allow to intermarry.
  • To intermarry.
  • To deprive of purity by mixture; to contaminate.
  • To make or prepare by mixing the ingredients of.
  • To put together; to join.
  • To become mixed or blended.
  • To socialize with different people at a social event.

Noun

  • The act of informally meeting numerous people in a group.
  • A mixture.

Origin / Etymology

From earlier mingil, mengle, from Middle English menglen, equivalent to ming + -le. Cognate with Dutch mengelen (“to mingle, mix”), German mengen (“to mingle, mix”). More at ming.

Scrabble Score: 9

mingle is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
mingle is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
mingle is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

mingle is a valid Words With Friends word