[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

blending \blend"ing\, n.
   1. the act of mingling.
      1913 webster

   2. paint. the method of laying on different tints so that
      they may mingle together while wet, and shade into each
      other insensibly. --weale.
      1913 webster

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

blend \blend\ ble^nd, v. t. imp.  p. p. blended or
   blent ble^nt; p. pr.  vb. n. blending. oe.
   blenden, blanden, as. blandan to blend, mix; akin to goth.
   blandan to mix, icel. blanda, sw. blanda, dan. blande, ohg.
   blantan to mis; to unknown origin.
   1. to mix or mingle together; esp. to mingle, combine, or
      associate so that the separate things mixed, or the line
      of demarcation, can not be distinguished. hence: to
      confuse; to confound.
      1913 webster

            blending the grand, the beautiful, the gay.
                                                  --percival.
      1913 webster

   2. to pollute by mixture or association; to spoil or corrupt;
      to blot; to stain. obs. --spenser.
      1913 webster

   syn: to commingle; combine; fuse; merge; amalgamate;
        harmonize.
        1913 webster
see also:
blended blent blending 

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

blending
     adj : combining or mixing syn: merging, mingling
     n 1: the act of blending components together thoroughly syn: blend
     2: a gradation involving small or imperceptible differences
        between grades syn: shading
see also:
merging mingling blend shading 

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