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extemporising

extemporising is the present participle and gerund of extemporise.

Meaning of extemporise

Verb

extemporise (third-person singular simple present extemporises, present participle extemporising, simple past and past participle extemporised)

  1. (intransitive) To do something, particularly to perform or speak, without prior planning or thought; to act in an impromptu manner; to improvise.
  2. (intransitive) To do something in a makeshift way.
  3. (transitive) To make or create ex tempore.
  4. (transitive) To compose extemporaneously or improvise.

Questions about extemporising

What is extemporising the present participle and gerund of?
Extemporising is the present participle and gerund of extemporise.

Words near extemporising in the dictionary

  1. extemporise
  2. extemporised
  3. extemporiser
  4. extemporisers
  5. extemporises
  6. extemporising
  7. extemporization
  8. extemporizations
  9. extemporize
  10. extemporized
  11. extemporizer

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