ginger up in English

Forms: gingers up [present, singular, third-person], gingering up [participle, present], gingered up [participle, past], gingered up [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} ginger up (third-person singular simple present gingers up, present participle gingering up, simple past and past participle gingered up)

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"ginger up" meaning in English

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