Riff

/ɹɪf/

Synonyms for "riff" (42 found)

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More general

11 entries
Berbermusical phraseostinatoperform musicperuseplayplay musicspielspoken discoursetalkverbal expression

More specific

13 entries
asidebanterbass riffbon motcadence fragmentguitar riffhookimprovised anecdotemotiveostinatoquipspontaneous remarktheme fragment

Collocations

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

Inflections

3 entries

Derivations

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Sample sentences

18 total sentences available.

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Let's hear this new riff.

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That riff is a little stock.

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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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