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Antonyms for improvising


Grammar : Verb
Spell : im-pruh-vahyz
Phonetic Transcription : ˈɪm prəˌvaɪz



Definition of improvising

Origin :
  • 1826, back-formation from improvisation, or else from French improviser (17c.), from Italian improvisare "to sing or speak extempore," from improviso, from Latin improvisus "unforeseen, unexpected" (see improvisation). Or possibly a back-formation from improvisation. Related: Improvised; improvising.
  • verb make up
Example sentences :
  • With cool blood and a tranquil mind there is no improvising and poetizing.
  • Extract from : « The Daughter of an Empress » by Louise Muhlbach
  • It was, however, when he was improvising that his power was most astonishing.
  • Extract from : « Selections from the Poems and Plays of Robert Browning » by Robert Browning
  • Improvising, playing by ear, trying to manufacture lies that rang of the truth.
  • Extract from : « Deathworld » by Harry Harrison
  • A tall knob of a man, he sang in a deep bass, improvising expertly.
  • Extract from : « When the Owl Cries » by Paul Bartlett
  • It was like the sketch of a lovesong that he was improvising for her.
  • Extract from : « The Red Lily, Complete » by Anatole France
  • As I rose to leave the table, he asked me if I had succeeded in improvising a habit.
  • Extract from : « Rutledge » by Miriam Coles Harris
  • Who can deny you the gift of imagining or improvising vanities?
  • Extract from : « Isabella Orsini » by Francesco Domenico Guerrazzi
  • Mozart carefully separated his time for writing and his time for improvising.
  • Extract from : « Life Of Mozart, Vol. 2 (of 3) » by Otto Jahn
  • The dear mater is improvising an epithalamium, said Arthur, with a laugh.
  • Extract from : « The Confounding of Camelia » by Anne Douglas Sedgwick
  • She was improvising a curtain of some kind, and as he came in she was standing off to study the effect.
  • Extract from : « The Hero of Hill House » by Mable Hale

Synonyms for improvising

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