Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In mining, iron frames or standards carrying the pillow-blocks of pit-head pulleys. Also
maidens .
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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
mingle .
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Examples
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The title mingles a street phrase -- "getting ghost" means to disappear from the neighborhood or to float in and out of the drug trade or simply to die -- with a metaphorical reference to Detroit's ghostly past.
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Sin mingles with our best and holiest performances, and the blood of sprinkling is necessary to procure acceptance to us and our services.
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“if he be a man that has bravery and reputation, it matters not what countryman he is, since at this time the sword mingles all nations, and makes them equal; compulsion makes all things honorable; and in a time when right is weak, we may be thankful if might assumes a form of gentleness.”
The Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romans Plutarch 2003
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Whilst our work demands all the courage and tension of every power which the one image presents, it is to be sedulously guarded from any tinge of wrath or heat of passion, such as mingles with conflict, and is to be prosecuted with all the pity and patience, the brotherly meekness of a true priest.
Expositions of Holy Scripture Psalms Alexander Maclaren 1868
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It mingles on my wrist with the dark red of drying blood, just like a painting or a map.
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Stone freely mingles with the leaders he's interviewing, which is both a strength and a drawback for the film.
Dan Lybarger: DVD Review: South of the Border Dan Lybarger 2010
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A Pony poster on his bedroom wall mingles with images of heavy-metal icons.
Hey, Bro, That's My Little Pony! Guys' Interest Mounts in Girly TV Show Vauhini Vara 2011
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Falcon easily mingles in a crowd, remembering names, recalling people's stories.
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Every day she mingles with employees of an iPad magazine, programmers and a composer of film scores.
Rolling the Dice On 'Co-Working' Laura Kusisto 2011
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It mingles well with modern designs, but would ruin the significance of a historical place.
Original Design And Architecture: Modern Home in Spain by OmasC Architects 2010
Elke commented on the word mingles
I read an article in German the other day which used the "English word" "mingles" (instead of singles) in order to describe people who are not 100% sure whether they are still in a relationship or not. ;-)
January 12, 2015
ruzuzu commented on the word mingles
"In mining, iron frames or standards carrying the pillow-blocks of pit-head pulleys. Also maidens."
-- from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
February 1, 2017