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Definition: Mingling |
MinglingAdjective1. Combining or mixing. Noun1. The action of people mingling and coming into contact; "all the random mingling and idle talk made him hate literary parties". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "mingling" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1321. (references) |
Synonyms: MinglingSynonyms: blending (adj), merging (adj). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Mingling |
| English words defined with "mingling": Admixtion ♦ blood brother ♦ Commixtion ♦ Jocoserious ♦ Minglement, Minglingly. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "mingling": Chariot of the Gods ♦ Pelican. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "mingling": Mingle. (references) |
| Domain | Usage | |
Movie/TV Titles | Mingling Spirits (1916) | |
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 | [Members mingling at the Friends dinner meeting]. Credit: National Library of Medicine. |  | Drought refugee families are now mingling with and supplanting Mexican field laborers in the Southwest. Near Chandler, Arizona. Credit: Library of Congress. |
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| Title | Author | Quote |
Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | It did not reach the two combatants, absorbed and deafened by each other, and mingling their breath in the contest |
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| Speaker | Term | Phrase(s) |
Andrew Jackson | 1829-1837 | The practice of thus mingling the concerns of the Government with those of the States or of individuals is inconsistent with the object of its institution and highly impolite. |
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| "Mingling" is generally used as a lexical verb (-ing form) -- approximately 71.90% of the time. "Mingling" is used about 121 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Lexical Verb (-ing form) | 71.9% | 87 | 35,390 |
| Noun (singular) | 27.27% | 33 | 60,273 |
| Noun (proper) | 0.83% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 121 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following table summarizes names derived from the word "mingling". | |||
| Name | Gender | Language | Meaning |
| Alush | N/A | Biblical | Mingling together |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references.
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| Hypenated Usage | |
Ending with "mingling": co-mingling. | |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
mingling | 12 |
mingling moms | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "mingling"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Arabic | مزج (admix, admixture, blend, blending, carbonize, combination, combine, commingle, commix, dash, hash, incorporate, interlace, interweave, mingle, mix up, mixing, mixing up, mixture). (various references) | |
Chinese | 混合 (Admix, Amalgamate, Amalgamated, Amalgamating, Blend, intermingle, intermingled, mingle, Mingled, mix, mixing, mix-up). (various references) | |
Danish | omstikning af en kompostbunke foretages med et dozerblad (mingling a compost heap is done with a dozer blade). (various references) | |
Dutch | bet omzetten van de composthoop geheurt met de landschaaf (mingling a compost heap is done with a dozer blade). (various references) | |
French | les tas de compost sont recoupés l'aide d'une lame niveleuse (mingling a compost heap is done with a dozer blade). (various references) | |
German | vermischend (intermingling, intermixing, mixing). (various references) | |
Greek | συγκερασμόσ (mixing), ανάμειξη (mixture). (various references) | |
Hebrew | ערבוב (amalgamate, amalgamation, confusion, mixing, mixture, muddling), "תערבלות (eddying). (various references) | |
Italian | il rivoltamento dei mucchi di terricciato ha luogo con una livellatrice (mingling a compost heap is done with a dozer blade). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 混' (mixture). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | ""わ (friendlychat, mixture). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | inglingmay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | os montículos de composto são espalhados com a ajuda de uma lâmina niveladora (mingling a compost heap is done with a dozer blade). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | admixtione, commixtione, commixtionis, confusio. (various references) |
| Old English | 450-1100 | gemong. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words ending with "mingling": bemingling, comingling, commingling, immingling, intermingling, unmingling. (additional references) | |
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"Mingling" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Menghin, Menghini, Mingqi, minilink, monging, munging. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "mingling" (pronounced mi"ngguling or mi"nggling) |
| 8 | m i" ng g u l i ng | commingling, intermingling. |
| 7 | -i" ng g u l i ng | singling, tingling. |
| 6 | -ng g u l i ng | bungling, dangling, mangling, strangling, wrangling. |
| 5 | -g u l i ng | boggling, bugling, giggling, gurgling, haggling, jiggling, juggling, struggling, waggling, wiggling. |
| 4 | -u l i ng | ambling, assembling, babbling, backpedaling, baffling, barreling, battling, belittling, bicycling, bottling, bristling, bubbling, bumbling, bundling, bustling, cackling, canceling, cancelling, channeling, chortling, circling, coddling, counseling, cradling, crippling, crumbling, cycling, dabbling, dazzling, Dialing, disabling, disgruntling, dismantling, doubling, dribbling, drizzling, dwindling, embezzling, empaneling, enabling, encircling, entitling, equaling, fizzling, fondling, fumbling, funneling, gambling, gobbling, groveling, grueling, grumbling, guzzling, hassling, hobbling, huddling, humbling, hurdling, hustling, idling, imperiling, initialing, jostling, labeling, leveling, marshaling, meddling, middling, mislabeling, modeling, mottling, muddling, mumbling, muscling, nibbling, paddling, paneling, parceling, pedaling, peddling, piddling, pummeling, puzzling, quadrupling, quarreling, quibbling, raveling, recycling, redoubling, refueling, remodeling, resembling, reshuffling, reveling, rippling, rivaling, ruffling, rumbling, saddling, scrambling, scribbling, scuttling, settling, shriveling, shuttling, signaling, signalling, sizzling, spiraling, spiralling, squabbling, stapling, stenciling, stumbling, swiveling, tabling, throttling, tinkling, toppling, totaling, totalling, toweling, traveling, travelling, trembling, tripling, troubling, tumbling, tunneling, twinkling, unraveling, unsettling, warbling, wobbling, wrinkling, yodeling. |
| 3 | -l i ng | annealing, appalling, appealing, ailing, angling, assailing, bailing, baling, balling, bankrolling, beguiling, Belling, billing, blackmailing, boiling, Bolling, bowling, brawling, broiling, buckling, burgling, burling, cajoling, calling, Carling, ceiling, chilling, chronicling, chuckling, compelling, compiling, concealing, consoling, controlling, cooling, corralling, countervailing, coupling, cowling, crackling, crawling, cuddling, culling, curling, curtailing, darling, dawdling, dealing, decoupling, derailing, detailing, dispelling, dissembling, distilling, doling, drilling, drooling, duckling, dueling, dulling, dumpling, dwelling, earthling, emailing, enrolling, entailing, entangling, excelling, expelling, extolling, failing, falling, feeling, felling, fiddling, filing, filling, flailing, fledgling, foaling, foiling, fooling, forestalling, foretelling, fouling, foundling, freewheeling, fueling, fuelling, fulfilling, galling, grappling, Grayling, grilling, groundling, growling, hailing, handling, hauling, healing, heckling, helling, hilling, holing, howling, hurling, hurtling, inhaling, inkling, installing, instilling, jailing, Keeling, killing, kindling, kneeling, lolling, Lulling, mailing, Marling, Melling, milling, mishandling, misspelling, mothballing, mulling, nailing, needling, nestling, nonruling, oiling, outselling, overbilling, overhauling, overkilling, overruling, overselling, panhandling, paralleling, parboiling, paroling, patrolling, pearling, peeling, pickling, piling, Pilling, Pindling, poling, polling, pooling, prevailing, profiling, propelling, prowling, pulling, quelling, quilling, Quisling, railing, rambling, rankling, rappelling, rattling, rebelling, recalling, reconciling, reeling, regaling, rekindling, repealing, repelling, rescheduling, reselling, retailing, retelling, retooling, revealing, ridiculing, Riesling, rifling, rilling, roiling, rolling, rototilling, ruling, rustling, sailing, sampling, Sandling, sapling, scaling, scheduling, Schilling, schooling, scowling, sealing, seedling, Seeling, selling, shelling, shilling, shoveling, shuffling, sibling, skilling, smelling, smiling, smuggling, snarling, Snelling, snowballing, sparkling, Sparling, spelling, spilling, spoiling, sprawling, sprinkling, squealing, stalling, starling, startling, stealing, sterling, stifling, stockpiling, stonewalling, storytelling, straddling, strickling, stripling, strolling, styling, suckling, surveilling, swashbuckling, swelling, swilling, swindling, swirling, tackling, tailing, tangling, telling, thrilling, Tilling, toddling, toggling, toiling, tolling, tooling, trailing, trampling, trickling, trifling, trilling, trolling, twiddling, twirling, unappealing, unavailing, unbundling, underling, underselling, unfailing, unfeeling, unfurling, unsmiling, untangling, unveiling, unwilling, veiling, waffling, wailing, walling, weakling, welling, whaling, wheeling, whirling, whistling, whittling, wholesaling, wiling, willing, wrestling, yearling, yelling. |
| 5 | -ng g l i ng | angling, tangling. |
| 4 | -g l i ng | burgling, smuggling, toggling. |
| 3 | -l i ng | annealing, appalling, appealing, ailing, ambling, assailing, assembling, babbling, backpedaling, baffling, bailing, baling, balling, bankrolling, barreling, battling, beguiling, belittling, Belling, bicycling, billing, blackmailing, boggling, boiling, Bolling, bottling, bowling, brawling, bristling, broiling, bubbling, buckling, bugling, bumbling, bundling, bungling, burling, bustling, cackling, cajoling, calling, canceling, cancelling, Carling, ceiling, channeling, chilling, chortling, chronicling, chuckling, circling, coddling, commingling, compelling, compiling, concealing, consoling, controlling, cooling, corralling, counseling, countervailing, coupling, cowling, crackling, cradling, crawling, crippling, crumbling, cuddling, culling, curling, curtailing, cycling, dabbling, dangling, darling, dawdling, dazzling, dealing, decoupling, derailing, detailing, Dialing, disabling, disgruntling, dismantling, dispelling, dissembling, distilling, doling, doubling, dribbling, drilling, drizzling, drooling, duckling, dueling, dulling, dumpling, dwelling, dwindling, earthling, emailing, embezzling, empaneling, enabling, encircling, enrolling, entailing, entangling, entitling, equaling, excelling, expelling, extolling, failing, falling, feeling, felling, fiddling, filing, filling, fizzling, flailing, fledgling, foaling, foiling, fondling, fooling, forestalling, foretelling, fouling, foundling, freewheeling, fueling, fuelling, fulfilling, fumbling, funneling, galling, gambling, giggling, gobbling, grappling, Grayling, grilling, groundling, groveling, growling, grueling, grumbling, gurgling, guzzling, haggling, hailing, handling, hassling, hauling, healing, heckling, helling, hilling, hobbling, holing, howling, huddling, humbling, hurdling, hurling, hurtling, hustling, idling, imperiling, inhaling, initialing, inkling, installing, instilling, intermingling, jailing, jiggling, jostling, juggling, Keeling, killing, kindling, kneeling, labeling, leveling, lolling, Lulling, mailing, mangling, Marling, marshaling, meddling, Melling, middling, milling, mishandling, mislabeling, misspelling, modeling, mothballing, mottling, muddling, mulling, mumbling, muscling, nailing, needling, nestling, nibbling, nonruling, oiling, outselling, overbilling, overhauling, overkilling, overruling, overselling, paddling, paneling, panhandling, paralleling, parboiling, parceling, paroling, patrolling, pearling, pedaling, peddling, peeling, pickling, piddling, piling, Pilling, Pindling, poling, polling, pooling, prevailing, profiling, propelling, prowling, pulling, pummeling, puzzling, quadrupling, quarreling, quelling, quibbling, quilling, Quisling, railing, rambling, rankling, rappelling, rattling, raveling, rebelling, recalling, reconciling, recycling, redoubling, reeling, refueling, regaling, rekindling, remodeling, repealing, repelling, rescheduling, reselling, resembling, reshuffling, retailing, retelling, retooling, revealing, reveling, ridiculing, Riesling, rifling, rilling, rippling, rivaling, roiling, rolling, rototilling, ruffling, ruling, rumbling, rustling, saddling, sailing, sampling, Sandling, sapling, scaling, scheduling, Schilling, schooling, scowling, scrambling, scribbling, scuttling, sealing, seedling, Seeling, selling, settling, shelling, shilling, shoveling, shriveling, shuffling, shuttling, sibling, signaling, signalling, singling, sizzling, skilling, smelling, smiling, snarling, Snelling, snowballing, sparkling, Sparling, spelling, spilling, spiraling, spiralling, spoiling, sprawling, sprinkling, squabbling, squealing, stalling, stapling, starling, startling, stealing, stenciling, sterling, stifling, stockpiling, stonewalling, storytelling, straddling, strangling, strickling, stripling, strolling, struggling, stumbling, styling, suckling, surveilling, swashbuckling, swelling, swilling, swindling, swirling, swiveling, tabling, tackling, tailing, telling, thrilling, throttling, Tilling, tingling, tinkling, toddling, toiling, tolling, tooling, toppling, totaling, totalling, toweling, trailing, trampling, traveling, travelling, trembling, trickling, trifling, trilling, tripling, trolling, troubling, tumbling, tunneling, twiddling, twinkling, twirling, unappealing, unavailing, unbundling, underling, underselling, unfailing, unfeeling, unfurling, unraveling, unsettling, unsmiling, untangling, unveiling, unwilling, veiling, waffling, waggling, wailing, walling, warbling, weakling, welling, whaling, wheeling, whirling, whistling, whittling, wholesaling, wiggling, wiling, willing, wobbling, wrangling, wrestling, wrinkling, yearling, yelling, yodeling. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "g-g-i-i-l-m-n-n" | |
-1 letter: gliming, limning. | |
-2 letters: lignin, liming, lining, mining. | |
-3 letters: linin. | |
-4 letters: glim, limn, ling, linn, migg, mini. | |
-5 letters: gig, gin, inn, lin, mig, mil, nil, nim. | |
| Words containing the letters "g-g-i-i-l-m-n-n" | |
+1 letter: maligning. | |
+2 letters: bemingling, comingling, immingling, unmingling. | |
+3 letters: commingling, malingering, misaligning, mudslinging. | |
+4 letters: antigambling, greenmailing, mongrelizing, moonlighting, mudslingings. | |
+5 letters: antismuggling, hemagglutinin, intermingling, marginalizing. | |
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