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  • verb Present participle of riff.

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Examples

  • I tried and failed to come up with a title riffing on the clams thing.

    dustbury.com » Clams got sorrow 2007

  • The other reveals how useless this approach is when it's based on mere "riffing" -- that euphemism that's often used to justify columns that have nothing in them in the way of real reporting or analysis.

    Horses Mouth December 23, 2007 10:44 AM 2007

  • Here is what Rebekah first presented to the participating artists -- I love the idea of riffing off of the Fibonacci sequence:

    Archive 2009-10-01 2009

  • Here is what Rebekah first presented to the participating artists -- I love the idea of riffing off of the Fibonacci sequence:

    USING ART TO INCORPORATE THE FUTURE INTO THE PRESENT 2009

  • She does it while at the same time riling and riffing, which is quite a talent.

    Palin Hits Obama's "Bitter" Remarks 2009

  • But there were moments where the story was killing time, especially once the MRI started, that were just Poehler and Arnett riffing, which is funny (I have a soul) but which stopped serving its purpose.

    Cultural Learnings 2010

  • Taylor takes the opportunity to lay down more than two minutes of overdubbed riffing that is everything a psychedelic guitar solo should be.

    Arbiter Online 2009

  • Taylor takes the opportunity to lay down more than two minutes of overdubbed riffing that is everything a psychedelic guitar solo should be.

    Arbiter Online 2009

  • Taylor takes the opportunity to lay down more than two minutes of overdubbed riffing that is everything a psychedelic guitar solo should be.

    Arbiter Online 2009

  • Taylor takes the opportunity to lay down more than two minutes of overdubbed riffing that is everything a psychedelic guitar solo should be.

    Arbiter Online 2009

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