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WING IT definition: 1. to perform or speak without having prepared what you are going to do or say: 2. to perform or…. Learn more.
Improvise, as in The interviewer had not read the author's book; he was just winging it. This expression comes from the theater, where it alludes to an actor studying his part in the wings (the areas to either side of the stage) because he has been suddenly called on to replace another.
The meaning of WING IT is to do or try to do something without much practice or preparation. How to use wing it in a sentence.
(informal) do something without planning or preparing it first; improvise: I didn’t know I’d have to make a speech — I just had to wing it.
(informal) do something without planning or preparing it first; improvise: I didn’t know I’d have to make a speech — I just had to wing it.
to perform or speak without having prepared what you are going to do or say: I didn't have time to prepare for the talk, so I just had to wing it. I had no idea I was going to be asked to say a few words so I had to wing it. I'm going to have to wing it. You've really got to prepare for these things - you can't just wing it.
3 days ago · to accomplish or execute something without sufficient preparation or experience; improvise. He had no time to study, so he had to wing it. See full dictionary entry for wing. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC.
