improvise
verb (used with object)
to compose and perform or deliver without previous preparation; extemporize.
improvises
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present tense formof improvise (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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“But she’s not a scat singer. She improvises more in the technique of the Baroque period, expanding and contracting phrases or adding trills that deviate from the melody.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026
TJ Lateef improvises and fires 45-yard TD pass to Tyler Hennessy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2024
Performed in pairs, it is led by the first and most prominent pair which improvises various figures, such as raising joined hands to form bridges under which other dancers can pass.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 19, 2024
She improvises with video calls, but knows other women have lost jobs because they cannot work effectively.
From Reuters ● Mar. 23, 2023
He sings and improvises his own poems while he plays.
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
