Definitions for riff

Overview of noun riff

The noun riff has 2 senses? (no senses from tagged texts)

1. Riff, Riffian

(a Berber living in northern Morocco)

2. riff

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

Overview of verb riff

The verb riff has 2 senses? (no senses from tagged texts)

1. flick, flip, thumb, riffle, leaf, riff

(look through a book or other written material; "He thumbed through the report"; "She leafed through the volume")

2. riff

(play riffs)