vamp

Example Sentences

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A live feed of NBC News was playing on the small screen in her hands, with an anchor vamping to fill air time as a weary nation waited for a decision.

From Los Angeles Times

The guitarist delivered barbed lines and outbursts of scrabbling chords; the keyboardist chose piercing, nagging tones; the band shared dissonant odd-meter vamps or locked into compulsive, motoric repetitions.

From New York Times

So just as you suggest, what’s fun is people vamping gender.

From New York Times

Over a jazzy backbeat, a serene bass vamp, methodical piano chords and stealthy guitar curlicues, Thomas sings with otherworldly patience about longings, immensities and unanswered questions.

From New York Times

The officials were in high spirits, joking and vamping for the camera.

From BBC