riff's Usage Examples:

A riff is a repeated chord progression or refrain in music (also known as an ostinato figure in classical music); it is a pattern, or melody, often played.

the song consists of distorted vocals, a simple drumbeat, and a bass-like riff created by playing a guitar through a pitch shift effect.

simple riff, such as Ravel's Boléro.

Riffs can be as simple as a tenor saxophone honking a simple, catchy rhythmic figure, or as complex as the riff-based.

"Day Tripper" is a rock song based around an electric guitar riff and drawing on the influence of American soul music.

Synonyms:

ostinato;

Antonyms:

switch on; unfold;