Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

improvising

/ˈɪmpɹəvˌaɪzɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.76 in modern English

Syllables: im-pro-vis-ing
IPA: /ˈɪmpɹəvˌaɪzɪŋ/

19

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of improvise

noun

Example Sentences

"With plenty of drive in the band's rhythms, and the trombone trio phraseology making for instrumental color along with the improvisings of the solo tootlers[…]"

Inflected Forms

improvisings (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce improvising?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɪmpɹəvˌaɪzɪŋ/.
What does improvising mean?: present participle and gerund of improvise

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