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mixing

mixing

51 1.8
Putting different things together so they become one
  • noun
  • /ˈmɪksɪŋ/
translation icon : mezcla
  • The total duration of each of the three mixing sequences was close to 25 minutes.
  • cultural mixing
  • racial mixing
  • mixing process

So what might be wrong with mixing human and animal parts?

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Examples

  • Her dad enters with a mixing bowl, oblivious to the green hair and loud music.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • Then you drain a can of tuna, and you dump it into a big mixing bowl.

  • Again, the mixing part is so important.

  • I need a mixing bowl.

  • You know, I mean, you could look at the mixing of musical genres like that.

  • And so once again, here is my mixing medium bottle that I made.

  • The epoxy offers a simple 1:1 mixing ratio by weight or volume.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Eating and digestion constitute a complex mixing and reaction problem that has not been widely studied by engineers.

    Academic text (2011)
  • The kitchen is piled with unwashed breakfast dishes, unrinsed pots, mixing bowls, and clogged wooden spoons.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • Put the butter in a large mixing bowl and beat for several seconds.

Synonyms

combination of
vsmixing
356 1.8

The joining of two or more things

names the general process that creates a single combined entity
mix
vsmixing
276 1.0

A group of different things or people that are together

is the broader process of turning separate elements into one
mixture
vsmixing
58 1.2

An action that brings two or more things together

focuses on the process of creating a single entity from parts
fusion
vsmixing
33 4.1

A joining of two different styles into one, for example music and food

is the wider process of bringing different elements together
synthesis
vsmixing
  • Specialized
20 6.8

Making a chemical by combining simpler substances

is the general process of joining elements beyond strict chemical production
compounding
vsmixing
6 5.5

Putting two or more things together to make one new thing

is the broader activity of bringing elements into a single entity
hybridization
vsmixing
1 5.5

Combining different things like ideas or styles to make something new

is the general joining action without implying novel species or forms
merging
vsmixing
1 3.0

The act of joining two or more things into one

is the general process of bringing different elements into one
blending
vsmixing
1 2.7

Mixing different things together until they form an even mixture

is the general act of joining elements, not necessarily thorough
combining
vsmixing
2.4

Joining two or more things to make one

is the general action of turning different items into a single whole
commixture
vsmixing
9.7

Putting different things together to make one thing

is the general activity of turning separate substances into one
intermixture
vsmixing
7.0

Different things joined together to make one thing

emphasizes the ongoing process of making separate elements into one
interfusion
vsmixing
7.5

Mixing different things together to make one whole

is the general combining action without stressing unity as result

Antonyms

172 3.7

A state of being alone and cut off from other people physically or emotionally

8 3.2

The act of putting things into different groups

Compounds

11 1.0

A large bowl for putting ingredients together when you cook or bake

race mixing
  • Offensive
1 7.1

People of different races who have children together

3.5

A tap that joins hot and cold water into one stream at one temperature

How Mixed

homogenization
  • Specialized
8 7.0
blending
1 2.7
mixing
51 1.8
stirring
1 1.0
combining
2.4

Surface Forms

mixing singular
mixings plural

Morphology

mixing = mix (transparent) = mix + ing

A regular gerund/nominalization from the verb 'mix' using '-ing'; the meaning is directly derived from the base verb.

Etymology

Mixing comes from the old Latin verb miscere, which means 'to mix', and you can see the same root in the word mixture. Imagine stirring paint or batter until different parts become one — that image helps remember that mixing is the act of combining things into a single whole.