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But I've been freestyling and messing around with rhyming since I was 13. That's when I really started listening to hip-hop music.
John Cena

Meaning of "freestyling" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FREESTYLING

freestyling  [ˈfriːˌstaɪlɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FREESTYLING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Freestyling is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FREESTYLING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Freestyle rap

Freestyle is a style of rap, with or without instrumental beats, in which rap lyrics are improvised, i.e. performed with no previously composed lyrics, and "off the top of the head". It is similar to other improvisational music such as jazz – Myka 9 of Freestyle Fellowship describes it as being "like a jazz solo" where there is a lead instrumentalist acting as the improviser and the rest of the band providing the beat. Rap battles are sometimes improvised in this way.

Definition of freestyling in the English dictionary

The definition of freestyling in the dictionary is the practice of improvising scenes when making a film or performing a play.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FREESTYLING


beguiling
bɪˈɡaɪlɪŋ
billing
ˈbɪlɪŋ
drilling
ˈdrɪlɪŋ
failing
ˈfeɪlɪŋ
filing
ˈfaɪlɪŋ
filling
ˈfɪlɪŋ
hypermiling
ˈhaɪpəˌmaɪlɪŋ
killing
ˈkɪlɪŋ
mailing
ˈmeɪlɪŋ
microfiling
ˈmaɪkrəʊˌfaɪlɪŋ
paling
ˈpeɪlɪŋ
piling
ˈpaɪlɪŋ
profiling
ˈprəʊˌfaɪlɪŋ
sailing
ˈseɪlɪŋ
smiling
ˈsmaɪlɪŋ
stockpiling
ˈstɒkˌpaɪlɪŋ
styling
ˈstaɪlɪŋ
tiling
ˈtaɪlɪŋ
unsmiling
ʌnˈsmaɪlɪŋ
willing
ˈwɪlɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FREESTYLING

freephone
Freepost
freer
freesheet
freesia
freest
freestanding
freestone
freestyle
freestyler
freet
freethinker
freethinking
Freetown
freety
Freeview
freeware
freeway
freewheel
freewheeler

WORDS THAT END LIKE FREESTYLING

bowling
calling
ceiling
cooling
cycling
dealing
falling
feeling
grayling
handling
healing
modeling
rolling
selling
starling
sterling
strayling
telling
travelling
wrestling

Synonyms and antonyms of freestyling in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «freestyling» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FREESTYLING

Find out the translation of freestyling to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of freestyling from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «freestyling» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

即兴饶舌
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

freestyle
570 millions of speakers

English

freestyling
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

freestyling
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

freestyling
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Freestyling
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

freestyle
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

freestyling
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

freestyle
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Freestyling
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Freestylen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

freestyling
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

프리 스타일
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Freestyling
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

freestyling
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

freestyling
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फ्रीस्टाइलिंग
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

freestyle
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

freestyling
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

freestyle
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Freestyling
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

freestyle
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

freestyling
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

freestyling
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

freestyling
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

freestyling
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of freestyling

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about freestyling

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3 QUOTES WITH «FREESTYLING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word freestyling.
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Hannibal Buress
Gibberish rap is - I freestyle all the time, just hangin' out with friends. And sometimes when I'm freestyling, I'll lose my flow, you know, but I'll still wanna - I don't wanna just stop rapping because I lose my flow. So I'll just put in nonsense words till I can bring in regular words again.
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John Cena
But I've been freestyling and messing around with rhyming since I was 13. That's when I really started listening to hip-hop music.
3
Billy Idol
I'm really a singer, so I love songs and I love singing. I like rap music, but I didn't grow up freestyling.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FREESTYLING»

Discover the use of freestyling in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to freestyling and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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God Bless My Rudeboy: Freestyling
Shamrock is a young small time dope boy from the projects of Atlanta.
Kristopher Smith, 2012
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Pitbull - Mr. Worldwide
the Freestyle Fellowship, by inventing the Freestyle Fellowship and by redefining what freestyle is... We have redefined what freestyle is by saying that it's improvisational rap like a jazz solo”.1805 Although this kind of freestyling is very well ...
C. Duthel
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Consuming Music Together: Social and Collaborative Aspects ...
Freestyling is defined as a kind of creative and individualized expression: a renown California freestyler named Mel B. writes that "Freestyling is almost like interpretive dance... like putting yourself into the game. It's being creative, doing ...
Kenton O'Hara, Barry Brown, 2006
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How to Rap
MCs who are good at freestyling (rapping offthe top of their heads) sometimes record songs simply by going into the studio and coming up with lyrics on the spot. The Lady of Rage [Snoop Dogg, when I worked with him earlier in his career,] ...
Paul Edwards, 2009
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Jay-Z: Essays on Hip Hop's Philosopher King
Freestyling. Urban. American. Tales. Michel Eric Dyson asked Jay-Z to write the introduction to his classic hip hop studies text Know What I Mean? (2007), acknowledging the rapper's insightful analysis of hip hop's impact on American culture.
Julius Bailey, 2011
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Boys' Life
New. Turns. in. Bicycling. Freestyling. is. the. hottest. trend. in. bicycling. but. only. one. of. several. exciting. riding. styles. rolling. across. the. nation. BY. SCOTT. STUCKEY. PHOTOS BY VINCE HEPTIG hether touring on a quiet two-laner.
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The Other Side of Nowhere: Jazz, Improvisation, and ...
Jazz, Improvisation, and Communities in Dialogue Daniel Fischlin, Ajay Heble. Todd Boyd argues for an explicit connection between jazz improvisation and the practice of freestyling within hip-hop: within jazz, he suggests, “you are required to ...
Daniel Fischlin, Ajay Heble, 2004
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DIY Media in the Classroom: New Literacies Across Content Areas
Hip-Hop and Freestyling Hip-hop culture is fashionable with a diverse group of adolescents and is very popular because it can be created with a minimum of equipment. The term “hip-hop,” which is frequently used interchangeably with “ rap,” ...
Barbara J. Guzzetti, Kate F. Elliott, Diana Welsch
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That's the Joint!: The Hip-hop Studies Reader
They get their experience by freestyling and battling other rappers in jam sessions. Freestyling is the primary mode of competition for rappers before they come to a label. Freestyling is not really a commercially viable style of rap — it is more of ...
Murray Forman, Mark Anthony Neal, 2004
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Schooling Hip-Hop: Expanding Hip-Hop Based Education Across ...
Freestyling and Brainstorming. As another example, brainstorming is a vital component in all composition processes and of special import in the Hip Hop culture and composition classroom. Brainstorming is still one of the most effective  ...
Marc Lamont Hill, Emery Petchauer, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FREESTYLING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term freestyling is used in the context of the following news items.
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Recap: Dancing with the Stars - Week 7: Sunday
Si apparently is going to bring romance back to the ballroom with his freestyling. We have a montage with Si and family, where one of his ... «Stuff.co.nz, Jul 15»
2
Sarkodie is a good repertoire - M3nsa
And as part of or 'spicing' up his birthday celebrating, the "New Guy" rapper tweeted a video where he was freestyling to Fiifi Selah of TH4 ... «GhanaWeb, Jul 15»
3
Listen here — music lovers might find a home at Toronto's iconic …
Almost in contrast to the freestyling rockers CHUM attracted, the 11-storey, 150-unit development will embody what Klein refers to as “timeless ... «National Post, Jul 15»
4
Black Nut is very interested in female contestant Ahn Soo Min on …
... Black Nut did forget a portion of lyrics during the last portion of his performance, but immediately bounced back by impressively freestyling. «allkpop, Jul 15»
5
Tolchinsky stealing the show (again) at Canes camp
He said he's been fine-tuning his art of freestyling since he was 12-years-old. "I scored a couple goals like that in midget league and I tried it ... «WRALSportsFan.com, Jul 15»
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Ottawa Bluesfest 2015 – Blakdenim
Creole's improvised verses were hilariously meta and self-effacing, admitting his own freestyling flaws and smiling the entire time. Even amidst ... «The Scene Magazine, Jul 15»
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Raz Fresco Drops His 'Pablo Frescobar' LP Alongside Some New …
Also below, catch Fresco freestyling at his sold out release party in Toronto below. Guest performances from Rich Kidd, The 6th Letter and ... «UPROXX, Jul 15»
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MUSIC: Ceejono – Onye Nkem (mp3 DOWNLOAD)
He is a Nigerian born Afrobeat sensation based in London, who began freestyling at an early age when he was based in Lagos, a city that ... «360Nobs.com, Jul 15»
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Rock Band 4 Impressions: Getting the Band Back Together To Play …
That's not to say that there aren't any differences, because the one feature that helps the game stand out is the freestyling guitar solo ... «Shacknews, Jul 15»
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A Brief History Of 2-On-2 Rap Battles
The format also lends itself to improvisation, and you often see more freestyling than you might in a traditional battle. Many battle rappers love ... «BattleRap.com, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Freestyling [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/freestyling>. May 2024 ».
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