how to pronounce riff

/ˈɹɪf/

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riff is pronounced in one syllable

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An example use of riff in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… you can sort of riff on them like this …”

meanings of riff

noun:

A repeated instrumental melody line in a song. Listen to one of the greatest guitar riffs of all time!.
A spoof.
The belly; the bowels.
A clever or witty remark.
A variation on something.

verb:

To improvise in the performance or practice of an art, especially by expanding on or making novel use of traditional themes.
To riffle.

name:

Acronym of Resource Interchange File Format.

riff frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word riff occurs in english on average 3 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics riff can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that riff can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) leisure and entertainment;