mingle
verb · noun
Simple meaning
To socialize with different people at a social event.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
mingguhlSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈmɪŋ.ɡəl
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
verb
To socialize with different people at a social event.
To intermix; to combine or join, as an individual or part, with other parts, but commonly so as to be distinguishable in the product
To become mixed or blended.
To deprive of purity by mixture; to contaminate.
To cause or allow to intermarry
To put together; to join.
noun
The act of informally meeting numerous people in a group
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: To socialize with different people at a social event.
Used this way, mingle is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- No strong connotation
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
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More ways to use mingle
- “Resourcefully he mingled music and dance.”verb
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Sense: to socialize with different people at a social event
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