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Definition of riff verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

riff

verb
 
/rɪf/
 
/rɪf/
[intransitive]
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they riff
 
/rɪf/
 
/rɪf/
he / she / it riffs
 
/rɪfs/
 
/rɪfs/
past simple riffed
 
/rɪft/
 
/rɪft/
past participle riffed
 
/rɪft/
 
/rɪft/
-ing form riffing
 
/ˈrɪfɪŋ/
 
/ˈrɪfɪŋ/
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  1. to play a short repeated pattern of notes in popular music or jazz
    • riffing guitars
  2. riff (on something) to perform a monologue (= long speech by one person) on a particular subject, especially a funny one that you make up as you are speaking
    • Most comedians can riff on politics.

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