name · noun · verb · 15 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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rhymes with -ɪŋɡəl
/ˈmɪŋ.ɡəl/
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
name
Meaning 1
A surname.
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2
noun
Meaning 2
The act of informally meeting numerous people in a group.
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3
noun
Meaning 3
A mixture.
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Usage: obsolete
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4
verb
Meaning 4
To intermix; to combine or join, as an individual or part, with other parts, but commonly so as to be distinguishable in the product.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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Synonyms: confuse, confound
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5
verb
Meaning 5
To associate or unite in a figurative way, or by ties of relationship.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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6
verb
Meaning 6
To cause or allow to intermarry.
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7
verb
Meaning 7
To intermarry.
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8
verb
Meaning 8
To deprive of purity by mixture; to contaminate.
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Usage: transitive
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9
verb
Meaning 9
To make or prepare by mixing the ingredients of.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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10
verb
Meaning 10
To put together; to join.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete, transitive
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11
verb
Meaning 11
To become mixed or blended.
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Usage: intransitive
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12
verb
Meaning 12
To socialize with different people at a social event.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
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13
verb
Meaning 13
to bring or combine together or with something else
From earlier mingil, mengle, from Middle English menglen, equivalent to ming + -le. Cognate with Dutch mengelen (“to mingle, mix”), German mengen (“to mingle, mix”). More at ming.
Across languages
Translations
78 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
vermeng
— To mix; to intermix; to combine or join
Bulgarian:
смесвам
(smesvam)
— To mix; to intermix; to combine or join
Czech:
mísit
— To mix; to intermix; to combine or join
Czech:
smísit
— To mix; to intermix; to combine or join
Czech:
míchat
— To mix; to intermix; to combine or join
Czech:
smíchat
— To mix; to intermix; to combine or join
Czech:
promíchat
— To mix; to intermix; to combine or join
Dutch:
vermengen
— To mix; to intermix; to combine or join
Finnish:
sekoittaa
— To mix; to intermix; to combine or join
Finnish:
sotkea
— To mix; to intermix; to combine or join
Finnish:
yhdistää
— To mix; to intermix; to combine or join
French:
mélanger
— To mix; to intermix; to combine or join
Galician:
mesturar
— To mix; to intermix; to combine or join
German:
vermischen
— To mix; to intermix; to combine or join
German:
vermengen
— To mix; to intermix; to combine or join
German:
untermischen
— To mix; to intermix; to combine or join
Ancient Greek:
κεράννυμι
(keránnumi)
— To mix; to intermix; to combine or join
Italian:
mescolare
— To mix; to intermix; to combine or join
Italian:
rimestare
— To mix; to intermix; to combine or join
Italian:
rigirare
— To mix; to intermix; to combine or join
Italian:
amalgamare
— To mix; to intermix; to combine or join
Latin:
misceo
— To mix; to intermix; to combine or join
Māori:
komiti
— To mix; to intermix; to combine or join
Māori:
kōmitimiti
— To mix; to intermix; to combine or join
Mongolian:
хутгалдах
(xutgaldax)
— To mix; to intermix; to combine or join
Occitan:
mesclar
— To mix; to intermix; to combine or join
Persian:
آمیختن
(âmixtan)
— To mix; to intermix; to combine or join
Portuguese:
misturar
— To mix; to intermix; to combine or join
Russian:
сме́шивать
(sméšivatʹ)
— To mix; to intermix; to combine or join
Russian:
смеша́ть
(smešátʹ)
— To mix; to intermix; to combine or join
Sanskrit:
श्रीणाति
(śrīṇāti)
— To mix; to intermix; to combine or join
Scottish Gaelic:
measg
— To mix; to intermix; to combine or join
Spanish:
mezclar
— To mix; to intermix; to combine or join
Spanish:
entremezclar
— To mix; to intermix; to combine or join
Spanish:
mixturar
— To mix; to intermix; to combine or join
Spanish:
mesclar (disused)
— To mix; to intermix; to combine or join
Spanish:
entreverar
— To mix; to intermix; to combine or join
Tocharian B:
triw-
— To mix; to intermix; to combine or join
Ukrainian:
змі́шувати
(zmíšuvaty)
— To mix; to intermix; to combine or join
Ukrainian:
зміша́ти
(zmišáty)
— To mix; to intermix; to combine or join
Afrikaans:
ondertrou
— To associate; to cause or allow to intermarry
Finnish:
yhdistää
— To associate; to cause or allow to intermarry
Italian:
mescolarsi
— To associate; to cause or allow to intermarry
Italian:
combinare
— To associate; to cause or allow to intermarry
Māori:
tautūtakitaki
— To associate; to cause or allow to intermarry
Māori:
whakauruuru
— To associate; to cause or allow to intermarry
Russian:
обща́ться
(obščátʹsja)
— To associate; to cause or allow to intermarry
Russian:
враща́ться
(vraščátʹsja)
— To associate; to cause or allow to intermarry
Bulgarian:
примесвам
(primesvam)
— To deprive of purity by mixture; to contaminate
Finnish:
sotkea
— To deprive of purity by mixture; to contaminate
Finnish:
saastuttaa
— To deprive of purity by mixture; to contaminate
Finnish:
sekoittaa
— To deprive of purity by mixture; to contaminate
Italian:
contaminare
— To deprive of purity by mixture; to contaminate
Russian:
загрязнять
(zagrjaznjatʹ)
— To deprive of purity by mixture; to contaminate
Ukrainian:
лучи́ти
(lučýty)
— Obsolete: to put together, to join
Afrikaans:
meng
— To make or prepare by mixing the ingredients of
Bulgarian:
смесвам
(smesvam)
— To make or prepare by mixing the ingredients of
Finnish:
sekoittaa
— To make or prepare by mixing the ingredients of
Italian:
miscelare
— To make or prepare by mixing the ingredients of
Russian:
замешивать
(zamešivatʹ)
— To make or prepare by mixing the ingredients of
Bulgarian:
смесвам се
(smesvam se)
— To become mixed or blended
Czech:
mísit se
— To become mixed or blended
Czech:
smísit se
— To become mixed or blended
Czech:
míchat se
— To become mixed or blended
Czech:
smíchat se
— To become mixed or blended
Czech:
promíchat se
— To become mixed or blended
Esperanto:
intermiksiĝi
— To become mixed or blended
Finnish:
sekoittua
— To become mixed or blended
Finnish:
sotkeutua
— To become mixed or blended
Finnish:
yhdistyä
— To become mixed or blended
Finnish:
yhtyä
— To become mixed or blended
Italian:
miscelare
— To become mixed or blended
Italian:
amalgamare
— To become mixed or blended
Italian:
combinare
— To become mixed or blended
Russian:
сме́шиваться
(sméšivatʹsja)
— To become mixed or blended
Russian:
смеша́ться
(smešátʹsja)
— To become mixed or blended
Ukrainian:
змі́шуватися
(zmíšuvatysja)
— To become mixed or blended
Ukrainian:
зміша́тися
(zmišátysja)
— To become mixed or blended