riff
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[edit] English
[edit] Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -ɪf
[edit] Noun
riff (plural riffs)
- A repeated instrumental melody line in a song.
- 2009 November 27, “Jimi Hendrix's Voodoo Child has 'best guitar riff'”, BBC:
- Jimi Hendrix's Voodoo Child has been named the greatest guitar riff of all time, 41 years after it was recorded, in a poll by website Music Radar.
- 2009 November 27, “Jimi Hendrix's Voodoo Child has 'best guitar riff'”, BBC:
- A clever or witty remark.
[edit] Translations
clever or witty remark
[edit] Verb
riff (third-person singular simple present riffs, present participle riffing, simple past and past participle riffed)
- To improvise in the performance or practice of an art, especially by expanding on or making novel use of traditional themes.