Definitions
A repeated musical phrase, or a playful variation.
Word origin
From Middle English *rif (found only in midrif), from Old English hrif (“the belly; womb”), from Proto-West Germanic *hrif, from Proto-Germanic *hrefaz (“body; torso; belly”), from Proto-Indo-European *krep- (“body”). Distant doublet of corpus, corpse, and corse.
Used in a sentence
“Listen to one of the greatest guitar riffs of all time!”
“Jimi Hendrix's Voodoo Child has been named the greatest guitar riff of all time, 41 years after it was recorded, in a poll by website Music Radar.”
“Pope Francis delivers off-the-cuff riff on family life”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Repeated guitar phrase”4 letters
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