gift-wrap

American  

[gift-rap] / ˈgɪftˌræp /

Or giftwrap

verb (used with object)

gift-wrapped, gift-wrapt, gift-wrapping

1. to wrap (something), as a package, with decorative paper, ribbon, etc., for presentation as a gift.

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noun

1. giftwrapping.

Other Word Forms

• gift-wrapper noun

Etymology

Origin of gift-wrap

First recorded in 1935–40

Example Sentences

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

“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