riff
🇺🇸
/rɪf/
🇬🇧
/rɪf/
verb
R
to play a repeated musical pattern, often in jazz or rock music
The guitarist riffed a catchy tune that everyone was humming.
R
to talk in a humorous or casual way about a subject, often improvising
The comedian riffed on the latest celebrity gossip, and the audience laughed.
noun
R
a short repeated musical phrase, often played in jazz or rock music
The guitar riff in that song is really catchy.
R
a humorous or casual talk about a subject, often improvised
The actor's riff on the history of comedy was hilarious.
translation
to play a repeated musical pattern, often in jazz or rock music; to talk in a humorous or casual way about a subject, often improvising
a short repeated musical phrase, often played in jazz or rock music; a humorous or casual talk about a subject, often improvised
Word Forms
3rd Present
riffs
Past
riffed
Perfect
riffed
Progressive
riffing
Plural
riffs