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Riffed | Riff | Riffs | Riffing

Riffed meaning

  1. simple past and past participle of riff
  2. simple past and past participle of rif

Using Riffed

  • The main meaning on this page is: simple past and past participle of riff | simple past and past participle of rif
  • In the example corpus, riffed often appears in combinations such as: riffed on, riffed off.

Context around Riffed

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 7 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 11 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

lacke 1× che 1× europeans 1× dan 1× five 1×

Often after:

off 3×

Sentence patterns with Riffed

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

a that riffed on donald 1× and dan riffed on the 1× kind of riffed off little 1× michael che riffed on hunter 1× northern europeans riffed off these 1× roof we riffed a little 1× the five riffed on bad 1× they just riffed on his 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

avant garde comedian 1× like mst3k the 1× northern europeans riffed 1× so your mystery 1× the democratic national 1× the scene when 1×

Common sentence endings:

a former prosecutor 1× an explicit reference 1× and streaming options 1× came out amazing 1× felt so real 1× on college campuses 1×

Words around Riffed

Just before it in the word index:

riffe 2 riff 197 rife 328 rifat 6 rifapentine 2 rifan 8

Just after it in the word index:

riffian 2 riffing 34 rifflandia 4 riffle 16 riffles 9 riffling 5

Similar in corpus frequency:

aadi 14 aayush 14 abbottabad 14 aberdonian 14 abhi 14 aborting 14

Corpus analysis for Riffed

  • In this selection, "riffed" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, lacke, che, europeans and off stand out and add context to how "riffed" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a that riffed on donald and and dan riffed on the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "riffed" sits close to words such as aadi, aayush and abbottabad, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with riffed

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Northern Europeans riffed off these Mediterranean breads by adding rye and oats to the dough. (15 words)

They just riffed on his penis, and it was so funny because it felt so real. (16 words)

The scene when we were on the roof, we riffed a little on our lines and I think that scene came out amazing. (23 words)

Longer example sentences

The Democratic National Convention kicked off in Chicago on Monday with a that riffed on Donald Trump's criminal convictions, underscoring the sharp delineation between the former president and Vice President Kamala Harris, a former prosecutor. (36 words)

Like MST3K, the five riffed on bad movies they were able to acquire the licenses for (including Santa Claus Conquers the Martians), which then were distributed through on-demand video and streaming options. (33 words)

Over at the Weekend Update desk, the anchors, Colin Jost and Michael Che, riffed on Hunter Biden’s indictment for tax evasion and on the congressional hearing on antisemitism on college campuses. (32 words)

Example sentences (11)

Avant-garde comedian Eric André joined them for the “Where I’m From” video, which riffed on A Tribe Called Quest’s “Scenario” clip.

In an 11-second video, Lacke riffed off a pranking trend inspired by Kris Jenner to promote a style of the retailer’s earrings.

Over at the Weekend Update desk, the anchors, Colin Jost and Michael Che, riffed on Hunter Biden’s indictment for tax evasion and on the congressional hearing on antisemitism on college campuses.

We looked at all the product design from that era, and kind of riffed off little pieces and tried to put it on the robots.

Northern Europeans riffed off these Mediterranean breads by adding rye and oats to the dough.

The Democratic National Convention kicked off in Chicago on Monday with a that riffed on Donald Trump's criminal convictions, underscoring the sharp delineation between the former president and Vice President Kamala Harris, a former prosecutor.

They just riffed on his penis, and it was so funny because it felt so real.

The scene when we were on the roof, we riffed a little on our lines and I think that scene came out amazing.

The second couple I feature in this episode, Rob and Dan, riffed on the “15 Toasts” concept and created a string of eight virtual dinner tables.

So your mystery tweeter probably liked some context-building tweets, assumed (consciously or not) that everyone else was also reading those tweets, and riffed on them without an explicit reference.

Like MST3K, the five riffed on bad movies they were able to acquire the licenses for (including Santa Claus Conquers the Martians), which then were distributed through on-demand video and streaming options.

Common combinations with riffed

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "riffed" in a sentence?
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What does "riffed" mean?
Riffed means: simple past and past participle of riff
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