noun
Meaning 1
The act or result of something being blended.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- blendings of old and new
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
blending
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Pronunciation
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/ˈblɛndɪŋ/
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Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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rhymes with -ɛndɪŋ
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CMU ARPABET: B L EH1 N D IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
verb
Meaning 2
present participle and gerund of blend
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
the act of blending components together thoroughly
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: blend
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: combination, combining, compounding
Narrower terms: confluence, conflux, merging, homogenization, homogenisation
noun
Meaning 4
a gradation involving small or imperceptible differences between grades
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: shading
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: gradation, graduation
History
Etymology
From blend + -ing. Cognate with Faroese blending (“mixture, crossing”).
From Middle English blendinge, equivalent to blend + -ing.
Across languages
Translations
1 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Spanish: licuación — Translations
Real reading context