What is the meaning of Riff?

noun

  • A Berber living in northern Morocco.
  • A jazz ostinato; usually provides a background for a solo improvisation.

verb

  • Look through a book or other written material.
    • usage: "He thumbed through the report"; "She leafed through the volume"
  • Play riffs. .
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