Blending
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈblɛndɪŋ/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Blending is a verb meaning present participle and gerund of blend.
Meaning
present participle and gerund of blend.
More Meanings
- The act or result of something being blended.
Example Sentences
blendings of old and new
Light and dark grounds are used indiscriminately, and indeed there is such a blending of the two styles that on some of the vases it would be difficult to say whether the design was light on dark, or dark on light.
Earless ghost swift moths become “invisible” to echolocating bats by forming mating clusters close (less than half a meter) above vegetation and effectively blending into the clutter of echoes that the bat receives from the leaves and stems around them.
Word Forms
- blendings
Synonyms for blending
Depending on context, synonyms include blend, merging, blended, mingling, shading.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include mingling, merging, shading, commingling, intermingling, intermixing.
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