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ad-lib (verb), ad-libs; ad-libbed; ad-libbing
To improvise all or part of a speech or another kind of performance; that is, to spontaneously say something without prior preparation: Many in the audience noticed that the mistress of ceremonies was ad-libbing her speech at the awards ceremony.
To improvise words, gestures, etc. that are not in a script.
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ad-lib, ad-libs; ad-libbed; ad-libbing
To spontaneously say something without prior preparation. (1)
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