[verb], [noun] [slightly formal] - (to make) a quick annoyed or clever answerShe offered to help me but I retorted that I could do it myself. [+ that clause]"If I were your wife I'd put poison in your coffee," she said. - "And if I were your husband I'd drink it," he retorted. [+ speech]He made an angry retort. [C]
RETORT
Meaning of RETORT in English
Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012