blending
- noun
- /ˈblɛndɪŋ/
- Using various spices in blending can elevate the flavor of any dish.
But this is great as blending or smudging your eyeshadow.
- But this is great as blending or smudging your eyeshadow.
Examples
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The artist's technique involves blending colors to create smooth transitions.
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A paper prepared at the University of Toronto Centre for Industrial Relations for the International Industrial Relations Association World Congress held in Washington last May carried the title "Employee Buyouts in Canada: A Blending of Cultures."
Academic text (1996) -
Successful blending of different elements is essential for a well-designed landscape.
Synonyms
The joining of two or more things
An action that brings two or more things together
Putting different things together so they become one
Putting two or more parts together so they work as one
A joining of two different styles into one, for example music and food
Putting two or more things together to make one new thing
The act of joining two or more things into one
Mixing ingredients to make medicines or soups
Putting different things together to make one thing
Different things joined together to make one thing
Mixing different things together to make one whole
Joining two or more things to make one
Antonyms
How Mixed
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Blending comes from an old word that meant 'to blind' or 'confuse' and is related to the modern word blind. A helpful way to remember blending is to think of mixing things until you cannot tell them apart, so it means 'mixing things together'.