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    retort
    /rɪˈtɔːt/

    verb

    • 1. say something in answer to a remark, typically in a sharp, angry, or witty manner: "‘No need to be rude,’ retorted Isabel"
    • 2. repay (an insult or injury): archaic "it was now his time to retort the humiliation"

    noun

    • 1. a sharp, angry, or witty reply: "she opened her mouth to make a suitably cutting retort"

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › retortRetort Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    1. : to answer back usually sharply. 2. : to return an argument or charge. 3. : retaliate.

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishRETORT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    RETORT definition: 1. to answer someone quickly in an angry or funny way: 2. a quick answer that is angry or funny…. Learn more.

  4. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › retortRetort - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    A retort is a short, clever response to someone's comment or question. If you want to keep the peace during dinner, you should probably bite your tongue instead of making sarcastic retorts to everything your little sister says.

  5. www.dictionary.com › browse › retortRETORT Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    verb (used with object) to reply to, usually in a sharp or retaliatory way; reply in kind to. Synonyms: retaliate. to return (an accusation, epithet, etc.) upon the person uttering it. to answer (an argument or the like) by another to the contrary.

  6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryRETORT | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    to answer someone quickly in an angry or funny way: [ + speech ] "That doesn't concern you!" she retorted. Synonyms. answer (REACT) rejoin. reply. Compare. respond. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. to answer someone. answer "Thank you," she answered. reply The man replied that something was missing.

  7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishRETORT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    retort in British English. (rɪˈtɔːt ) verb. 1. (when tr, takes a clause as object) to utter (something) quickly, sharply, wittily, or angrily, in response. 2. to use (an argument) against its originator; turn the tables by saying (something) noun. 3.

  8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishretort verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

    Check pronunciation: retort. Definition of retort verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  9. www.oed.com › dictionary › retort_n1retort, n.¹ meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English ...

    What does the noun retort mean? There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun retort. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. retort has developed meanings and uses in subjects including. chemistry (early 1500s) metal industry (mid 1600s) mining (mid 1600s) metals (mid 1600s) food and cooking (1870s)

  10. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › american_englishretort noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

    a closed bottle with a long, narrow, bent spout that is used in a laboratory for heating chemicals picture at laboratory. See retort in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Check pronunciation: retort. Definition of retort noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary.

  11. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryRETORT | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

    RETORT meaning: to answer someone quickly in an angry or funny way: . Learn more.