freestyling

British

/ ˈfriːˌstaɪlɪŋ /

noun

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

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

From Salon • Feb. 3, 2025

She was messing around and freestyling, and then she practically kicked her face.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 25, 2024

“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

Knight plays a floating, freestyling brand of football from the second level, looking for opportunities to knife in and make plays.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 27, 2024

Needles still sits on the stoop freestyling and knitting his heart out.

From "When I Was the Greatest" by Jason Reynolds

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