Stir - Mingle - Blend
These words all refer to substances, qualities, ideas or feelings combining or being combined.
Mix to combine two or more substances, qualities, ideas or feelings, usually in a way that means they cannot easily be separated; to be combined in this way: Mix all the ingredients together in a bowl. | Oil and water do not mix.
Stir to move a liquid or substance around, using a spoon or sth similar, in order to mix it thoroughly: She stirred her tea.
Mingle to combine or be combined. Mingle can be used to talk about sounds, colours, feelings, ideas, qualities or substances. It is used in written English to talk about how a scene or event appears to sb or how they experience it: The sounds of laughter and singing mingled in the evening air. | He felt a kind of happiness mingled with regret.
Blend to mix two or more substances or flavours together; to be mixed together: Blend the flour with the milk to make a smooth paste.
MIX OR BLEND?
If you blend things when you are cooking you usually combine them more completely than if you just mix them. Mix can be used to talk about colours, feelings or qualities as well as food and substances. In this meaning blend is mostly used in the context of cooking. It is also used to talk about art, music, fashion, etc. with the meaning of ‘combine in an attractive way’.
PATTERNS
*to mix/mingle/blend (sth) with sth
*to mix/stir/mingle/blend sth into sth
*to mix/stir/mingle/blend sth together
*to mix/stir/blend ingredients
*a to mix/mingle/blend flavours
*to mix/blend colours
*mixed/mingled feelings
*to mix/stir/blend sth thoroughly/well/gently
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