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vamp
Music an improvised accompaniment, consisting largely of chords


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Like pieces from a musician, her collection of poetry vamps through various repeated patterns and themes truly fulfilling the "ostinato" description in her title.
Wanda Coleman. Ostinato Vamps by Kosiba, Sara / African American Review
Lisa Pelikan vamps and schemes with dipsomaniacal gusto as the plotting wife.
MYSTERY LOVES YOUR COMPANY IN 'ACCOMPLICE' by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
The flat-out worst performance has to be Angelina Jolie's, as she vamps around handling snakes and speaking in a Russian accent that's pure Natasha of Rocky and Bullwinkle.
Alexan-dreck: Oliver Stone's Alexander may be bi-inclusive, but it's ... by Duralde, Alonso / The Advocate (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine)
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