riffing

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noun

The act of one who riffs; an improvisation.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of riff
  2. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of rif
nounriffing (plural riffings)

plural riffings

  1. The act of one who riffs; an improvisation.

    Both novels are inventive riffings upon classic American authors, including Hawthorne, Melville, […]

    2008, Ross Posnock, Philip Roth's Rude Truth: The Art of Immaturity, page 42

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

griffin
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APA

riffing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/riffing

MLA

“riffing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/riffing. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “riffing,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/riffing.

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