improv
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of improv
By shortening
Example Sentences
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What I love most about improv is the responsiveness of it.
From Salon • May 25, 2026
And the more I watch it, the more I think good improv and good cooking — especially budget cooking — rely on the exact same muscles.
From Salon • May 25, 2026
But also I knew early on that he was absolutely the right person to do this because we’d had a brief meeting where he and I began to improv.
From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026
He told Vanity Fair it was the hardest role he had played because he didn't have the "ability to improv and be spontaneous".
From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026
Because improv is an art form governed by a series of rules, and they want to make sure that when they’re up onstage, everyone abides by those rules.
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
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