riff
verb /rɪf/
/rɪf/
[intransitive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they riff | /rɪf/ /rɪf/ |
| he / she / it riffs | /rɪfs/ /rɪfs/ |
| past simple riffed | /rɪft/ /rɪft/ |
| past participle riffed | /rɪft/ /rɪft/ |
| -ing form riffing | /ˈrɪfɪŋ/ /ˈrɪfɪŋ/ |
- to play a short repeated pattern of notes in popular music or jazz
- riffing guitars
- riff (on something) to perform a monologue (= long speech by one person) on a particular subject, especially a funny one that you make up as you are speaking
- Most comedians can riff on politics.