gift-wrap
Americanverb (used with object)
noun
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of gift-wrap
First recorded in 1935–40
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Then inspiration hit: I booked us a last-minute getaway to Mexico, and ordered a Mexican birding guide that I could gift-wrap and put under the tree, with our flight info tucked inside.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 13, 2026
Leicester almost gift-wrap a goal for Bristol City.
From BBC ● Mar. 28, 2024
The Seahawks will hope this time not to gift-wrap too many yards and TDs to Patrick Mahomes, who figures to remember his loss in Seattle in 2018.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 8, 2022
Starting with Olivo’s Satine and Tveit’s Christian, and continuing through Tam Mutu’s dastardly Duke and Sahr Ngaujah’s affecting Toulouse-Lautrec, the voices gift-wrap the songbook in consistent pleasurability.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 25, 2019
Thick sparkling ribbons from the gift-wrap box crisscross the ceiling.
From "We Were Liars" by E. Lockhart
Every year, the 56-year-old singer has gift-wrapped a new festivity for her fans.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 11, 2025
Green Bay quarterback Brett Favre swears he didn’t take a dive against the New York Giants, even if it did look like he gift-wrapped Michael Strahan’s record-setting sack Sunday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 11, 2024
One of his biggest clues a looming financial crisis came in the shape of a "gift-wrapped panettone" hand delivered by Sir Fred Goodwin, chief executive of RBS, appeared at his doorstep over Christmas 2007.
From BBC ● Nov. 30, 2023
Now his offering feels larger: The admonition that goodness and innocence can be found in every shade, size, age, gender, nationality and, yes, uniform we humans are gift-wrapped in.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 8, 2023
The room was a treasure cave of gift-wrapped boxes.
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
In a rare letdown, the Mariners’ relievers squandered a two-run lead in a disastrous seventh inning, gift-wrapping the Astros a 5-3 victory in the opener of a key early-season series.
From Seattle Times ● May 3, 2024
This is how the "Entrée" portion of "The Last Supper," which is less of a multi-course feast savored slowly than a pitstop at a department store's gift-wrapping station on Black Friday.
From Salon ● Aug. 25, 2023
The Crown Room was always the heart of the company, with cakes for employee birthdays, World Series parties and gift-wrapping demonstrations.
From New York Times ● Jan. 23, 2023
Wrap Battle The short first season of this unscripted gift-wrapping competition reaches its finale with two new episodes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 8, 2019
Matt knew Maria hoarded things—worn-out shirts, broken toys, and gift-wrapping paper—and she got hysterical if anything went missing.
From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer
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