gingeringn.

Brit.

/ˈdʒɪn(d)ʒərɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈdʒɪndʒərɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: ginger v., -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < ginger v. + -ing suffix¹.With quot. 1822 compare slightly later ginger v. 2.

The action of ginger v. (in various senses); the action of adding or impregnating with ginger; spec. (esp. in early use): the action of introducing an irritant such as ginger into a horse's anus to make it move in a lively manner and hold its tail upright.In quot. 1965: the action or process of becoming ginger in colour.

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1822 London Lit. Gaz. 23 Nov. 746/2 What is it all about that you chuckle so gayly. and that is to give such a gingering to the foundered old Griffin Dennis?

1846 Douglas Jerrold's Shilling Mag. 3 424 Hence all the practices of patching, painting, clipping, trimming, gingering, to cover defects and impose a temporary show of spirit till the bargain is over.

1897 Daily News 22 Mar. 3/3 The practice of gingering was very common and very cruel.

1928 ‘N. Shute’ So Disdained viii. 291 He swung round upon Fazzini, but the Italian needed no gingering.

1965 Central Afr. Jrnl. Med. 11 183/2 Some of the younger school children in our survey did have slight gingering of the temporal hair suggestive of protein deficiency.

1990 J. Brennan Curries & Bugles i. 21 The gingering and peppering of every dish..was enough to make a stranger believe that every wealthy Englishman grew spices at the bottom of his kitchen garden.

2001 Sunday Tel. (Nexis) 21 Jan. 12 I suspect that on this proposition there won't be too much need for gingering!

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	gingering
释义	gingeringn. Brit. /ˈdʒɪn(d)ʒərɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈdʒɪndʒərɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: ginger v., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < ginger v. + -ing suffix¹.With quot. 1822 compare slightly later ginger v. 2. The action of ginger v. (in various senses); the action of adding or impregnating with ginger; spec. (esp. in early use): the action of introducing an irritant such as ginger into a horse's anus to make it move in a lively manner and hold its tail upright.In quot. 1965: the action or process of becoming ginger in colour. ΚΠ 1822 London Lit. Gaz. 23 Nov. 746/2 What is it all about that you chuckle so gayly. and that is to give such a gingering to the foundered old Griffin Dennis? 1846 Douglas Jerrold's Shilling Mag. 3 424 Hence all the practices of patching, painting, clipping, trimming, gingering, to cover defects and impose a temporary show of spirit till the bargain is over. 1897 Daily News 22 Mar. 3/3 The practice of gingering was very common and very cruel. 1928 ‘N. Shute’ So Disdained viii. 291 He swung round upon Fazzini, but the Italian needed no gingering. 1965 Central Afr. Jrnl. Med. 11 183/2 Some of the younger school children in our survey did have slight gingering of the temporal hair suggestive of protein deficiency. 1990 J. Brennan Curries & Bugles i. 21 The gingering and peppering of every dish..was enough to make a stranger believe that every wealthy Englishman grew spices at the bottom of his kitchen garden. 2001 Sunday Tel. (Nexis) 21 Jan. 12 I suspect that on this proposition there won't be too much need for gingering! This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1822
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