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freestyling

British  
/ ˈfriːˌstaɪlɪŋ /

noun

  1. the practice of improvising scenes when making a film or performing a play

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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During a dance class for the prisoners, a crew of rappers took over the microphone and began freestyling.

From BBC Jul. 26, 2026

But mechanics of how our brains work when freestyling is something I find interesting.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 23, 2026

But then, Noah was often awestruck, expressing some flavor of “That’s amazing” or freestyling about a “powerful” message.

From Salon Feb. 3, 2025

“I went in and was just kind of freestyling, like the way I used to. I was playing with the beat and the melodies. I would even do 10 or 20 takes,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 5, 2024

Some kids stood in a little circle out back, beatboxing and freestyling, inventing brand-new ways of putting one another down and sending up wild cheers when a dig found its mark.

From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older

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