RETORT


Meaning of RETORT in English

I.

noun

ADJECTIVE

▪ quick , sharp

▪ clever , witty

▪ sarcastic , scathing

▪ angry

VERB + RETORT

▪ come up with , make

I couldn't come up with a witty ~.

He opened his mouth to make a sarcastic ~.

▪ bite back

He bit back a sharp ~.

▪ bring , draw , meet with

Her remark drew angry ~s from the unemployed workers.

II.

verb

ADVERB

▪ quickly

▪ angrily , furiously , heatedly , hotly

‘How dare you!’ he ~ed angrily.

▪ bitterly , harshly , sarcastically , scathingly , sharply

▪ defensively , indignantly

▪ calmly , coldly , coolly

▪ drily , playfully

▪ childishly

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