🇬🇧🇪🇸 wing - improvisar : English Lesson

Meaning of "wing" ("improvisar"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

To "wing" something means you do it without making a plan or practicing ahead of time. You just try your best in the moment and make it up as you go, like trying to give a speech or put on a show with no preparation. Sometimes it works out great and looks brave and creative, and sometimes it’s a little silly or messy, because you didn’t get ready first.

Watch and listen to this English flashcard to understand the word in more detail, with an easy example sentence.

I forgot my book report, so I had to wing it and talk about how the book probably had a dragon, three pizzas, and a dancing potato.

I didn’t study for the quiz, so I winged it and hoped the answer to every question was "42".

Grandpa didn’t know the bedtime story, so he winged it and told us the epic adventures of a heroic toenail.

I had never baked a cake before, so I winged it and accidentally invented the world’s first cookie-pancake-brick.

Actors, comedians, and even teachers sometimes wing their speeches on purpose—this unplanned style is called "improvisation," which is a fancy word for bravely making it up as you go.

At the café a young actor dropped his script and had to wing the whole monologue. He chose to wing his voice, wing a line, wing a laugh, and wing a final bow, eyes fixed on the empty seats. A child clapped; the actor blinked, breathed, and felt relief as the crowd smiled.

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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