Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ming

/mɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.54 in modern English

Syllables
ming
IPA
/mɪŋ/
7
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To mix, blend, mingle.

Archaic

verb

To bring (people, animals etc.) together; to be joined, in marriage or sexual intercourse.

Obsolete

verb

To produce through mixing; especially, to knead.

British usage

noun

A mixture.

British usage

verb

To be unattractive (person or object).

British usage; Slang

verb

To be foul-smelling.

British usage; Slang

verb

To speak of, to mention.

Obsolete; Transitive verb

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Etymology

From Middle English mingen, mengen, from Old English mengan (“to mix, combine, unite, associate with, consort, cohabit with, disturb, converse”), from Proto-West Germanic *mangijan (“to mix, knead”), from Proto-Indo-European *menk- (“to rumple, knead”). Cognate with Dutch mengen (“to mix, blend, mingle”), German mengen (“to mix”), Danish mænge (“to rub”), Old English ġemang (“mixture, union, troop, crowd, multitude, congregation, assembly, business, cohabitation”). More at among.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: mingen, mengan, *mangijan, *menk-, myngian, *munaną

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /mɪŋ/
  • British English: /mɪŋ/

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Questions

How do you pronounce ming?
The recorded pronunciation is /mɪŋ/.
What does ming mean?
To mix, blend, mingle.
Where does ming come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce ming

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