Mingle
/ˈmɪŋɡəl/
Definitions
To mix or combine; to associate or socialize with others.
/ˈmɪŋɡəl/
To mix or combine; to socialize with others.
The guests mingled easily, enjoying the music and conversation.
💡 Simply: Imagine you're at a party, and you want to meet new friends! Mingling is when you chat and hang out with different people, like a friendly game of mix-and-match with conversations. Just like ingredients mingle in a yummy cake, people can mingle and create connections too.
👶 For kids: To mix with other people or things.
More Examples
The flavors of the ingredients mingled perfectly.
At the reception, the bride and groom mingled with their guests.
How It's Used
"People mingle at parties to meet new people."
"Allow the spices to mingle with the sauce."
Idioms & expressions
Mingle with the crowd
To socialize and interact with a large group of people.
"She spent the evening mingling with the crowd at the conference."
From Middle English menglen, from Old English mengan ('to mix, mingle'), from Proto-Germanic *mangjaną ('to mix').
Used since the Middle Ages, originally referring to the mixing of liquids or substances. Its social application developed later.
Memory tip
Think of a MINGLE as a mixture of people at an event. They combine and socialize.