Retort - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|rɪˈtɔːrt|
Brit.
|rɪˈtɔːt|
noun
- a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one) (syn: comeback, counter, rejoinder, replication, return, riposte)
- a vessel where substances are distilled or decomposed by heat
- a vessel where substances are distilled or decomposed by heat
verb
Extra examples
It was now his time to retort the humiliation.
'It's all your fault!' he retorted.
He was about to make a sharp retort.
...the courtroom erupted in hoots of laughter upon hearing the witness's sarcastic retort...
...a pert retort that irritated the teacher...
Word forms
verb
I/you/we/they: retort
he/she/it: retorts
present participle: retorting
past tense: retorted
past participle: retorted
I/you/we/they: retort
he/she/it: retorts
present participle: retorting
past tense: retorted
past participle: retorted
noun
singular: retort
plural: retorts
singular: retort
plural: retorts
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