improvising

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English

Definitions

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.”

noun

Improvisation

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Synonyms

fly by the seat of one's pants play by ear punt think on one's feet wing it extemporise extemporize ad-lib improvisation improvision improv impro impromptu improval edit tinkering throwoff semi-harmonic

Rhymes

patronizing scrutinizing self-aggrandizing enterprising tantalizing mesmerizing rising demoralizing appetizing devising

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