Riffing
verb (used with object), riffed, riffing. Informal.
1.
to discharge (a person) from military or civil service, especially as part of an economy program.
noun
1.
a melodic phrase, often constantly repeated, forming an accompaniment or part of an accompaniment for a soloist.
verb (used without object)
2.
to perform riffs.
verb (used with object), Informal.
1.
rif.
noun
1.
(pl) Rifs, Riffs, Rifis, Rif, Riff, Rifi. a member of a Berber people, inhabiting the Atlas Mountains in Morocco
2.
Also called Rifian, Riffian (ˈrɪfɪən). the dialect of Berber spoken by this people
3.
See Er Rif
noun
1.
(in jazz or rock music) a short series of chords
verb
2.
(intransitive) to play or perform riffs in jazz or rock music
3.
(informal) to speak amusingly or make (amusing comments or remarks)
rif
riff 1
riff 2
RIF
1.
reduction in force
2.
resistance-inducing factor
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verb (used with or without object), riffled, riffling. 1. to turn hastily; flutter and shift: to riffle a stack of letters; to riffle through a book. 2. Cards. to shuffle by dividing the deck in two, raising the corners slightly, and allowing them to fall alternately together. 3. to cause or become a riffle. noun […]
- Riffola
noun 1. (informal) the use of an abundance of dominant riffs
- Riff on someone
riff on someone
- Riffraff
noun 1. people, or a group of people, regarded as disreputable or worthless: a pack of riffraff. 2. the lowest classes; rabble: the riffraff of the city. 3. trash; rubbish. adjective 4. worthless, disreputable, or trashy. noun (sometimes functioning as pl) 1. worthless people, esp collectively; rabble 2. (dialect) worthless rubbish