Get to know Libbing better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning.
Libbing meaning
present participle and gerund of lib
Using Libbing
- The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of lib
Context around Libbing
- Average sentence length in these examples: 19.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 3 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 12 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Libbing
- In this selection, "libbing" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 19.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, digressing, bits and jokes stand out and add context to how "libbing" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include ad libbing as illustrated and and ad libbing her way. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "libbing" sits close to words such as aami, aat and abada, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with libbing
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
So much of the original Woodstock was spontaneous ad-libbing. (10 words)
Movie after movie fell to his wild ad-libbing and tics. (11 words)
The point of the show is the (often hilarious) ad-libbing by the panellists. (14 words)
Trump's handlers are reining him in, don't want him ad libbing, going off on another rant about 'the others' trying to invade the suburbs and bring down property values. (31 words)
Even when we are back in Flatbush with young Streisand, narrator Barbra doesn’t hesitate to jump in, just as she would in person, ad-libbing, digressing, finessing. (28 words)
Gamely, she works without a net a lot of the time, improvising and ad-libbing her way through the book, cracking up her castmates in the process. (27 words)
Example sentences (12)
Even when we are back in Flatbush with young Streisand, narrator Barbra doesn’t hesitate to jump in, just as she would in person, ad-libbing, digressing, finessing.
Martin stated that the late writer-director encouraged ab-libbing between him and John Candy.
Gamely, she works without a net a lot of the time, improvising and ad-libbing her way through the book, cracking up her castmates in the process.
Movie after movie fell to his wild ad-libbing and tics.
The point of the show is the (often hilarious) ad-libbing by the panellists.
Trump's handlers are reining him in, don't want him ad libbing, going off on another rant about 'the others' trying to invade the suburbs and bring down property values.
He was known for ad-libbing bits that would challenge Korman and other co-stars including Vicki Lawrence and Lyle Waggoner.
So much of the original Woodstock was spontaneous ad-libbing.
Ad-libbing As illustrated in the description of his involvement in theatre, Milligan often ad-libbed.
Filmed before a live audience, the show consisted of Marx bantering with the contestants and ad-libbing jokes before briefly quizzing them.
In just his fourth season in the league, Elway made an impact to the team with his ad-libbing skills.
The ban on ad-libbing caused quizzes, game shows and amateur hours to wither for the duration.