▪ I. commingling, vbl. n.
(kəˈmɪŋglɪŋ)
[f. as prec. + -ing1.]
The action of the verb commingle.
| 1854 Landor Lett. American 51 The best breeds are improved by crossing and commingling. 1869 E. A. Parkes Pract. Hygiene (ed. 3) 6 The commingling of small streams forms rivers. |
▪ II. coˈmmingling, ppl. a.
[f. as prec. + -ing2.]
That commingle; mingling together. Cf. the verb.
| 1814 Southey Roderick iv, Proud distinctions which commingling blood And time's long course have failed to efface. 1821 Byron Sardan. v. i. 471 The commingling fire will mix our ashes. 1864 Ld. Derby Iliad iv. 522 The shouts and yells of those commingling hosts. |