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• Shades obviously riffs on that story as well as on other popular Twifics.2013, Anne Jamison, Fic: Why Fanfiction Is Taking Over the World, BenBella Books, →ISBN. From the entry Twific
• Such “confusionary riffs,” as they are called, are the topic of a pair of lessons.2010, Eric Schiller, 7 Steps to Better Chess, Las Vegas: Cardoza, page 71. From the entry confusionary
• Several ships could be sunk by the copious tears being shed by riffed reservists.1958, Air Force Magazine - Volume 41, page 86. From the entry riffed
• I liked the idea of this riff on Peking duck, replete with mini-pancakes, apple and fennel slaw, cherry sauce and scallions.2023 April 29, Peter Hum, “Dutch discoveries in Lowertown: Little Amsterdam serves up both hits and misses”, in Ottawa Citizen, Ottawa…. From the entry pannenkoek
• We love our pickled okra riff, but if okra isn't your thing, you can simply sub dill pickles (or cornichons).2022 August 11, Ann Taylor Pittman, “Southern Pickletini”, in Southern Living, archived from the original on 21 Apr 2024. From the entry cornichon
• When Leo is happy, he bursts out in riffs of scat singing, making up little melodies as he goes.2015, Steve Silberman, chapter 2, in Megan Newman, editor, NeuroTribes: The Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity, New York…. From the entry keening
• And Jacob is tripping out on a riff he pulled in his solo that made my eyes fill with tears.2015, Gabrielle Prendergast, The Frail Days, →ISBN, page 115. From the entry trip out
• People are being riffed at her company, too.2014, Murray Farish, Inappropriate Behavior: Stories, →ISBN, page 151. From the entry rif
• Marino finesses this potentially icky riff: “I need your explosions.2014 October 13, Mike Hale, “At Ringside for a Match of Wits”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN…. From the entry hey-o
• Music Content: highly florid and mellismatic melodies; background instrumental riffs and chordal harmonies; limited instrumental solos or instrumental features.2012, Lenard C. Bowie, African American Musical Heritage, →ISBN. From the entry mellismatic
• There’s no denying that flamenco guitar with its machine-gun speed picking riffs and dizzying helicopter-like ‘rasgueo’ hand strums is physically punishing.2011 March 14, Ciaran Giles, “Spaniards eat up Cdn guitarist; Flamenco guitar traditionally an area dominated by men”, in Trail Times…. From the entry rasgueo
• Years ago, my job at an employment outplacement firm was to train and counsel groups of recently riffed employees.2008, Nancy Daniel Wesson, Moving Your Aging Parents, →ISBN. From the entry riffed
• And like them, he worked high on the fretboard, peeling off nimble riffs without ever uncrooking his arm.2008 February 14, Kelefa Sanneh, “A Band That Cradles Its Rock, Even Under All Those Layers of Expectations”, in New York Times. From the entry uncrook
• Burrell is at his fiery best, attacking bottomy chords with sledgehammer power--there's not a ragtime riff in sight.2003 November 21, Peter Margasak, “Full-Blown Trio”, in Chicago Reader. From the entry bottomy
• This sense was expressed in a story about a friend who had been laid off (riffed) in a particularly uncaring manner.1991, Barbara Czarniawska-Joerges, Peter J. Frost, Reframing Organizational Culture, →ISBN, page 152. From the entry rif
• It rolled off the tongue like a balalaika riff.1990, Ed McBain, Vespers, Mandarin, published 1991, →ISBN, page 35. From the entry Krissie
• They play very well together, with Vogl providing the melodic and chordal framework and Shanbaum riffing over it.1985 December 21, Nan Donald, “Flat-picking up a Storm”, in Gay Community News, volume 13, number 23, page 11. From the entry chordal
• Overnight Cinnamon Roll Casserole — French-toasty hunks of challah are dusted with cinnamon and drizzled with sweet icing in this simple riff on cinnamon rolls.2017 April 12, McCormick, “Best in Brunch: Egg-ceptional Easter sweets and eats”, in American Press, number 44,654, Lake Charles, La.…. From the entry French-toasty
• This particular image riffs on Christian images of Jesus’s wounds, including those to his heart, which were symbolic access points to his love.2013, Meghan Laslocky, “Music and Art”, in The Little Book of Heartbreak: Love Gone Wrong Through the Ages, New York, N.Y.: Plume, →ISBN…. From the entry dungeon master
• Born to choogle,” he adds, because they kick the tune off with riffs from Creedence Clearwater Revival's premier chooglin' extravaganza, “Born on the Bayou.”2011, Greil Marcus, The Old, Weird America: The World of Bob Dylan's Basement Tapes, →ISBN. From the entry choogle
• Riffs from older songs seem to be more popular, as only two from the past decade made it into the top 20.2009 November 27, “Jimi Hendrix's Voodoo Child has 'best guitar riff'”, in BBC. From the entry grimy
• Oni shredded her guitar, jumped on top of drummer Pikachu's kickdrum, then jumped off and played a sideways riff while pretending (?2009 January 15, Mikey Cahill, “Rock City”, in Herald Sun. From the entry kickdrum
• She echoes another Brooklyn transplant, the rapping global provocateuse M.I.A. (who appears on the album), with agressive chants and electro riffs in “Creator” and “Unstoppable.”2008 April 28, The New York Times, “New CDs”, in New York Times. From the entry agressive
• Structured around a sludgy riff, it skronks along noisily until about the two-minute mark, when the band veers left with a sudden acoustic interlude.2007 October 15, Mark Pytlik, “Radiohead: In Rainbows”, in Pitchfork Media. From the entry skronk
• You’ve gone off inside your head on one of your riffs and the plain fact that your son is ill hasn’t even registered.2001, Salman Rushdie, Fury: A Novel, London: Jonathan Cape, →ISBN, page 9. From the entry register
• At least the mostly instrumental kickoff “Long Tailed Winter Bird” offers a hooky acoustic guitar riff you can’t blame McCartney for hanging on to as long as he does.2020 November 9, Gwen Ihnat, “With McCartney III, Paul McCartney offers lessons from a legendary life”, in The A.V. Club. From the entry hooky
• Yet as with Booksmart, the summer's earlier riff on that Apatovian classic, there are times when Good Boys feels a little too nice to actually be uproarious.2019 August 14, A. A. Dowd, “Good Boys Puts a Tween Spin on the R-rated Teen Comedy, to Mostly Funny Effect”, in The A.V. Club, archived…. From the entry uproarious
• In New York, at PDT and Mayahuel, they’re mixing hot sauce, mezcal and beer to create smoky riffs on the michelada, a classic Mexican cerveza preparada, or prepared beer.2009 July 1, Betsy Andrews, “Cocktails Dance on the Head of a Beer”, in New York Times. From the entry michelada

Meaning of riff

1. noun A repeated melody line in a song, usually instrumental but sometimes vocal.
2. noun A clever or witty remark.
3. noun A variation on something.

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How do you use riff in a sentence?

Riff is used as a noun and verb. For example: “Listen to one of the greatest guitar riffs of all time!”

What is a short sentence with riff?

“People are being riffed at her company, too.”

What does riff mean?

Riff means a repeated melody line in a song, usually instrumental but sometimes vocal.