1. past tense of freestyle; performed or created without a predetermined plan or structure, improvising as one goes
Usage: commonly used in sports (swimming, skiing), music (rap, hip-hop), and creative contexts
2. performed a freestyle swimming stroke or other freestyle athletic movement
Usage: sports context

Examples

• The rapper freestyled over the beat without writing anything down first.
• She freestyled her way through the dance routine, making up moves as she went.
• He freestyled in the swimming competition and won the 100-meter race.
• The comedian freestyled jokes based on audience suggestions.
• They freestyled a song together in the studio, creating it on the spot.
• The skier freestyled down the mountain, choosing her own path through the terrain.