improvise
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- IPA /ˈɪmpɹəvaɪz/
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Verb
improvise verb
- To make something up or invent it as one goes on; to proceed guided only by imagination, instinct, and guesswork rather than by a careful plan.“He had no speech prepared, so he improvised.”
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fly by the seat of one's pantsplay by earpuntthink on one's feetwing itextemporiseextemporizead-libinventadlibimprovizemake it up as one goes alongimprovisateimprovisatizefreeballimprovwingvamp
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cadenzaspontaneityimprovisationchordschordaccompanimentimprovisedunfamiliardialoguescriptedmelodicprogression
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