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Antonyms for mingling

Grammar : Verb
Spell : ming-guhl
Phonetic Transcription : ˈmɪŋ gəl

Definition of mingling

Origin :
  • 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" (cf. 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.
  • verb physically join
  • verb socialize
Example sentences :
  • She had been mingling with hundreds of boys and girls in high school.
  • Extract from : « Her Father's Daughter » by Gene Stratton-Porter
  • Some blood dribbled down one of his cheeks, mingling with his tears.
  • Extract from : « His Masterpiece » by Emile Zola
  • And if they had sometimes sobbed they had consoled one another by mingling their tears.
  • Extract from : « Fruitfulness » by Emile Zola
  • He ran on from Ristofalo to the men among whom he had been mingling all day.
  • Extract from : « Dr. Sevier » by George W. Cable
  • To tell the truth, he could not fancy Audrey mingling with the brutal side of life.
  • Extract from : « Audrey Craven » by May Sinclair
  • It was for her to have prevented the mingling of their lives.
  • Extract from : « The Golden Woman » by Ridgwell Cullum
  • A mingling of honk and cackle, it manifested not excitement so much as curiosity.
  • Extract from : « Tales of Fishes » by Zane Grey
  • Mingling religious influence with the direct discipline of the school.
  • Extract from : « The Teacher » by Jacob Abbott
  • Mingling with the Slavs they adopted their language and many of their customs.
  • Extract from : « Bulgaria » by Frank Fox
  • Must I deprive myself of the pleasure of mingling with my own kind?
  • Extract from : « The Indian Fairy Book » by Cornelius Mathews

Synonyms for mingling

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