What does "extemporizing" mean?

present participle and gerund of extemporize

What is a synonym for "extemporizing"?

Common synonyms include: improvise, improvise, ad lib, ad-lib, ad-lib, be caught napping.

Extemporizing

verb

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Verb

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present participle and gerund of extemporize form-of, gerund, participle, present
"This was untrue. I am not even faintly like a rose. She was only extemporizing but a stirring warmth flowed from her as if her heart was trying to come out to you concealed in one of those breathless, thrilling words."

Synonyms

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improvise improvise ad lib ad-lib ad-lib be caught napping

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"This was untrue. I am not even faintly like a rose. She was only extemporizing but a stirring warmth flowed from her as if her heart was trying to come out to you concealed in one of those breathless, thrilling words."

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