riff
/ɹɪf/ verb C2- To improvise in the performance or practice of an art, especially by expanding on or making novel use of traditional themes.
- To riffle.
- To tell jokes over a movie or similar performance.
He/she/it riffs · Past riffed · Past participle riffed · -ing form riffing
Verb forms
- Base form
- riff
- He/she/it
- riffs
- Past
- riffed
- Past participle
- riffed
- -ing form
- riffing
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