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Synonyms for riff in English

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riff:
- riff
- riff; thumb; flip; leaf; riffle; flick

English

Detailed Synonyms for riff in English

riff:

riff [the ~] noun

the riff

– a jazz ostinato; usually provides a background for a solo improvisation ¹
the riff
– a jazz ostinato; usually provides a background for a solo improvisation ¹
- riff [the ~] noun

riff verb

riff

– play riffs ¹
riff
– play riffs ¹
- riff verb
riff

– look through a book or other written material ¹
thumb; to flip; leaf; riffle; flick; riff
– look through a book or other written material ¹
- thumb verb
  - He thumbed through the report¹
- flip verb (flips, flipped, flipping)
- leaf verb
  - She leafed through the volume¹
- riffle verb
- flick verb
- riff verb

Alternate Synonyms for "riff":

Riff; Riffian; Berber
ostinato
flick; flip; thumb; riffle; leaf; peruse
play; spiel

Related Definitions for "riff":

a jazz ostinato; usually provides a background for a solo improvisation¹
play riffs¹
look through a book or other written material¹

Related Synonyms for riff

riff-raff

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University