ginning

SayJIN-ing/ˈd͡ʒɪnɪŋ/

2 meanings of ginning

1
nouncountable or uncountable
The work of taking the seeds out of cotton using a machine called a cotton gin.
Like running a comb through hair to pull out tangles and bits, leaving it clean.
After the harvest, the ginning of the cotton took several days.
Ginning removes the seeds so the soft fibers can be spun into thread.
2
verb
Present participle and gerund of gin. Use this form for the action as it is happening.
The workers are ginning cotton in the big shed today.
They keep ginning the cotton until every seed is out.
Note

ginning is a form of gin

gin, verb: To take the seeds out of cotton with a special machine. Full entry

Forms: gingins he/she/itginning -ing formginned past tense, past participle
Spelling: gin → ginning: double the n, add -ing

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