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
Maybe Shelton relaxed a bit there, because he started the next set poorly, double-faulting twice in a row and then missing a backhand to gift-wrap a break for Paul.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 24, 2023
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
“This year, our goal is to have all of you involved in the gift-wrap sale,” Dr. Newman tells us.
From "Merci Suárez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina
Every year, the 56-year-old singer has gift-wrapped a new festivity for her fans.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 11, 2025
The Dodgers gift-wrapped some insurance to the Cubs in the eighth, giving up another run after Conforto missed a fly ball near the left-field line for a leadoff double.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 13, 2025
This latest hundred, on the same ground where he made his first almost 14 years ago, was not gift-wrapped as a present, birthday or not.
From BBC ● Nov. 5, 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
He reached into the dining room hutch and pulled out a gift-wrapped package.
From "Wringer" by Jerry Spinelli
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
Other small-screen options are available to distract you from gift-wrapping and family squabbles, including the Grinch, the Brady Bunch and John Legend.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 27, 2019
Thirteen specialty shops including Dandelion Chocolate, Von Holzhausen and Nura will offer limited-edition gifts, there will be live performances, and Papyrus will have gift-wrapping services.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2019
Maria had cut squares from her treasured gift-wrapping paper and used them to wrap Matt’s taffy.
From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer
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