riff
About 0.29 uses per million words.
Meaning
- noun A repeated melody line in a song, usually instrumental but sometimes vocal.
Listen to one of the greatest guitar riffs of all time!
- noun A clever or witty remark.
- noun A variation on something.
- noun A spoof.
- verb To improvise in the performance or practice of an art, especially by expanding on or making novel use of traditional themes.
- verb To riffle.
- verb To tell jokes over a movie or similar performance.
- noun The belly; the bowels.
Similar words
flick flip thumb riffle riffian leaf raff riffer rhapsody rasgueo
Often followed by
on and raff that of in is from to
Word family
riffed riffi riffing riffs
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