Gin Up

Pronunciation: /dʒɪn ʌp/

Definitions of gin up

verb to create or produce something, typically with the implication of doing so quickly or in a makeshift way

Example Sentences

A1 I need to gin up the courage to talk to my crush.

A2 She tried to gin up support for her new project.

B1 The marketing team is trying to gin up interest in the new product.

B2 The politician tried to gin up fear among the voters.

C1 The company ginned up excitement for the upcoming product launch.

C2 The CEO ginned up enthusiasm among the employees for the company's new direction.

Examples of gin up in a Sentence

formal The marketing team is trying to gin up interest in the new product launch.

informal Let's gin up some excitement for the weekend trip!

slang We need to gin up some hype for the party tonight.

figurative The politician tried to gin up fear among the voters to win the election.

Grammatical Forms of gin up

• past tense: gin up
• plural: gin up
• comparative: more ginned up
• superlative: most ginned up
• present tense: gins up
• future tense: will gin up
• perfect tense: has ginned up
• continuous tense: is ginning up
• singular: gins up
• positive degree: gin up
• infinitive: to gin up
• gerund: ginning up
• participle: ginned up

Origin and Evolution of gin up

First Known Use: 1887 year

Language of Origin: English

Story behind the word: The term 'gin up' is believed to have originated in American English.

Evolution of the word: Originally used in the sense of 'to create or produce something', the term 'gin up' has evolved to also mean 'to stir up or incite'.