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riff

noun verb

A jazz ostinato; usually provides a background for a solo improvisation

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Word length
4
Starts with
R
Ends with
F
Contains
IF
Scrabble score
10

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noun

  1. A jazz ostinato; usually provides a background for a solo improvisation

verb

  1. Play riffs

verb

  1. Look through a book or other written material

    “He thumbed through the report”

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He thumbed through the report
She leafed through the volume

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