wing it

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wing it

verb wings it · winging it · winged it

  1. informal To improvise; to make things up or figure things out as one goes; to perform with little or no preparation. I don't know their system, but I think I can wing it.

    Similar: fly by the seat of one's pants, improvise, make it up as one goes along, play by ear

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verb improvise

Españolchansear, entre las manos
日本語臨機応変 rinki ōhen

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@misc{wing_it_2026,
  title = {wing it},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/wing%20it},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}