mingling
- noun
- /ˈmɪŋɡlɪŋ/
- Another night of mixing and mingling is about to take off.
He asked us how can I have my officers connected and still in mingling with the people?
- He asked us how can I have my officers connected and still in mingling with the people?
Examples
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So, tell me, what's a beautiful, young, American Ping-Pong player doing mingling amongst the British upper class?
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Even those—the trilling of waterfalls, the mingling of birdsong and breeze—would have captivated us all.
Fiction book (1992) -
It's a vibrant, vibrant place with lots of things happening and lots of cultures mixing and mingling, but it's lots of fun.
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Against this backdrop of interethnic mingling, their mixed marriage likely felt secure.
Academic text (2003) -
The mingling breath, pounding heart, the steaming windows.
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Susannah put a hand to her breastbone in a mingling of surprise, consternation, and amusement.
Fiction book (2001) -
At the party, the guests enjoyed mingling and catching up with old friends.
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The event aimed to encourage mingling between attendees to foster new connections.
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Her students put on a show, and the parents enjoy some treats and mingling afterward.
Synonyms
Meeting and talking with people to share information and make work contacts
People talk, act, and respond to each other
Spending time with other people to enjoy their company and make friends
Spending time with other people for fun and friendship
A thing people do together to meet and talk for fun
Antonyms
- Offensive
The act of separating people or things into different groups, often by law
How Social
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Mingling comes from the simple verb mingle, which originally meant 'to mix', just like the everyday word mix. Imagine people moving around a room like ingredients joining in a bowl. That's why mingling means moving among people and talking with different groups.