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— Stephen Crane

I looked here;

I looked there;

Nowhere could I see my love.

And--this time--

…

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verb

To finish successfully.

“She worked hard to accomplish her goals before the deadline.”

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Dictionary Entry

riff

Part of Speech: nounPronunciation: /ɹɪf/

A repeated instrumental melody line in a song.

In a Sentence

“Listen to one of the greatest guitar riffs of all time!”

Origin

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Common Phrases

. riffraff riffriff guitarriff bassriff opening
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Synonyms

riffleflickthumbleafflipriffian

Antonyms

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Related Words

raffriffer

Poetry examples for “riff”

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