ginned
1 Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of ginned1
First recorded in 1895–1900; gin 1 + -ed 3
Origin of ginned2
First recorded in 1835–40; gin 2 ( def. ) + -ed 2 ( def. )
Example Sentences
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Traffic has stalled and customers didn’t respond to promotions it ginned up in the spring.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026
In 2023, she ginned half the cotton she did the year before.
From New York Times ● Jan. 21, 2024
No drop of human drama hasn’t been ginned.
From Salon ● Nov. 28, 2023
In New York, Haggis claimed the rape allegation he faces was ginned up by the church to destroy his reputation at the height of the #MeToo movement.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 15, 2022
White suspected that Hale had ginned up the document while trying to obtain the insurance policy, and altered it after realizing that he had blundered on the date.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
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