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Mixing   /mˈɪksɪŋ/   Listen
verb
Mix  v. t.  (past & past part. mixed, less properly mixt; pres. part. mixing)  
1.
To cause a promiscuous interpenetration of the parts of, as of two or more substances with each other, or of one substance with others; to unite or blend into one mass or compound, as by stirring together; to mingle; to blend; as, to mix flour and salt; to mix wines. "Fair persuasions mixed with sugared words."
2.
To unite with in company; to join; to associate. "Ephraim, he hath mixed himself among the people."
3.
To form by mingling; to produce by the stirring together of ingredients; to compound of different parts. "Hast thou no poison mixed?" "I have chosen an argument mixed of religious and civil considerations."
4.
To combine (two or more activities) within a specified or implied time frame; as, to mix studying and partying while at college.


Mix  v. i.  
1.
To become united into a compound; to be blended promiscuously together.
2.
To associate; to mingle; as, Democrats and Republicans mixed freely at the party. "He had mixed Again in fancied safety with his kind."





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"Mixing" Quotes from Famous Books



... was gone, leaving her breathless and shaken; for well she knew that he held her pledged to unspoken vows, that his eager confidences would apply alike to the day's sport and his future life. With hands that trembled she essayed a further mixing of colors; but she scarcely realized what she was doing, until a queer, cracked voice that yet was musical sang softly ...
— A Son of the Immortals • Louis Tracy
... these colors, and the best part about them is that no illness comes to the hands employed in mixing or using them, as is the ...
— Golden Days for Boys and Girls, Vol. XIII, Nov. 28, 1891 • Various
... Louisiana forms another distinct specimen to be met with here, though seldom mixing much with either of the first named classes. He invariably conserves much of the air and appearance of la belle France, and can never be mistaken, offering, according to his disposition, all the varieties of his original stock, ...
— Impressions of America - During The Years 1833, 1834, and 1835. In Two Volumes, Volume II. • Tyrone Power
... portion of the liquid is constantly increased by evaporation; and the fresh sap, instead of mixing intimately with the boiling mass, acts as a pressure in the rear, forcing it steadily towards the front. Soon the different compartments of the evaporator present the saccharine fluid in all its phases, from fresh, ...
— The New England Magazine Volume 1, No. 3, March, 1886 - Bay State Monthly Volume 4, No. 3, March, 1886 • Various
... him a peculiar air, which not a little heightened the impression produced by his appearance. A degree of wildness in his looks warranted the supposition that he was an enthusiast, but his deportment and carriage showed that his character had been formed by mixing ...
— The Works of Frederich Schiller in English • Frederich Schiller


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