Riff

/ɹɪf/

Synonyms for "riff" (42 found)

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Closest matches (9)

Noun(6 words)

ad-lib aside banter bebopsbon motembellish

cadenza chute dismiss

Strong matches (12)

Noun(5 words)

extemporize figure groove improvise jazzing

Verb(3 words)

flick flip funking

flourish impromptu improvisation interpolation

Related words (21)

Verb(3 words)

leaf riffle thumb

Noun(12 words)

lick licks motif noodle noodles ostinato phrase quip riffian vamp vamping vamps

rapid rapids ripple sault shoot vamp

Related word relations

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More general

11 entries

Berbermusical phraseostinatoperform musicperuse playplay musicspielspoken discoursetalkverbal expression

More specific

13 entries

aside banterbass riffbon motcadence fragmentguitar riffhookimprovised anecdotemotive ostinato quipspontaneous remarktheme fragment

Collocations

11 entries

bass riffblues riffdrum riffguitar riffimprovisational riffmusical riffopening riffriff onriff sectionriffing onsignature riff

Inflections

3 entries

riffed riffing riffs

Derivations

8 entries

riffability riffable riffage riffed riffily riffiness riffing riffy

Sample sentences

18 total sentences available.

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Let's hear this new riff.

Source: tatoeba (6577484)

That riff is a little stock.

Source: tatoeba (13671882)

Listen to one of the greatest guitar riffs of all time!

Source: wiktionary

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.

Source: wiktionary

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