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- [blend]
- /blɛnd/
- /blend/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [blend]
- /blɛnd/
Definitions of blending word
- verb with object blending to mix smoothly and inseparably together: to blend the ingredients in a recipe. 1
- verb with object blending to mix (various sorts or grades) in order to obtain a particular kind or quality: Blend a little red paint with the blue paint. 1
- verb with object blending to prepare by such mixture: This tea is blended by mixing chamomile with pekoe. 1
- verb with object blending to pronounce (an utterance) as a combined sequence of sounds. 1
- verb without object blending to mix or intermingle smoothly and inseparably: I can't get the eggs and cream to blend. 1
- verb without object blending to fit or relate harmoniously; accord; go: The brown sofa did not blend with the purple wall. 1
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Origin of blending
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English blenden, Old English blendan to mix, for blandan; cognate with Old Norse blanda, Old High German blantan to mix
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Blending
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
blending popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
blending usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for blending
noun blending
- admixture — Admixture means the same as mixture.
- attunement — an attuning or act of making harmonious
- chord — A chord is a number of musical notes played or sung at the same time with a pleasing effect.
- coalescence — to grow together or into one body: The two lakes coalesced into one.
- combination — A combination of things is a mixture of them.
adj blending
- choral — Choral music is sung by a choir.
- concordant — being in agreement: harmonious
- consonant — A consonant is a sound such as 'p', 'f', 'n', or 't' which you pronounce by stopping the air flowing freely through your mouth. Compare vowel.
- lilting — rhythmic swing or cadence.
- lyrical — (of poetry) having the form and musical quality of a song, and especially the character of a songlike outpouring of the poet's own thoughts and feelings, as distinguished from epic and dramatic poetry.
adjective blending
- operatic — of or relating to opera: operatic music.
Top questions with blending
- how to use a blending brush?
- what is cultural blending?
- how to use a blending sponge?
- how to use a blending stump?
See also
Matching words
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