Overview of noun riff

The noun riff has 2 senses

• Riff, Riffian -- (a Berber living in northern Morocco)


• riff -- (a jazz ostinato; usually provides a background for a solo improvisation)

Overview of verb riff

The verb riff has 2 senses

• flick, flip, thumb, riffle, leaf, riff -- (look through a book or other written material; "He thumbed through the report"; "She leafed through the volume")


• riff -- (play riffs)