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RIFF
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A jazz ostinato; usually provides a background for a solo improvisation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("riff" is a kind of...):
ostinato (a musical phrase repeated over and over during a composition)
Derivation:
riff (play riffs)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A Berber living in northern Morocco
Synonyms:
Riff; Riffian
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Riff" is a kind of...):
Berber (a member of an indigenous people of northern Africa)
II. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they riff ... he / she / it riffs
Past simple: riffed
Past participle: riffed
-ing form: riffing
Sense 1
Meaning:
Play riffs
Classified under:
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing
Hypernyms (to "riff" is one way to...):
play; spiel (replay (as a melody))
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Derivation:
riff (a jazz ostinato; usually provides a background for a solo improvisation)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Look through a book or other written material
Example:
She leafed through the volume
Synonyms:
flick; flip; leaf; riff; riffle; thumb
Classified under:
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling
Hypernyms (to "riff" is one way to...):
peruse (examine or consider with attention and in detail)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s PP
