mingle
(verb)
past tense: mingled
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Mingle means ‘to mix with other people in company.’
- Greta mingled with her guests at the party.
- After the sales presentation, the sales staff mingled with the customers.
Mingle also means ‘to mix or combine.’
- The winning team's shouts of joy mingled with the groans of the losers.
- The old man's story mingled fact with fiction.
Common uses
single and ready to mingle: not in a relationship and interested in meeting people. Example: “After Jeff’s divorce, he was single and ready to mingle.”
In pop culture
Christian Mingle is a movie about a couple who meet through a Christian dating website. Do you think they are believers? Watch the trailer:
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