(~s, riposting, ~d)
1.
A ~ is a quick, clever reply to something that someone has said. (WRITTEN)
Laura glanced at Grace, expecting a cheeky ~.
N-COUNT
2.
If you ~, you make a quick, clever response to something someone has said. (WRITTEN)
‘It’s tough at the top,’ he said. ‘It’s tougher at the bottom,’ ~d the billionaire.
VERB: V with quote
3.
You can refer to an action as a ~ to something when it is a response to that thing. (JOURNALISM)
The operation is being seen as a swift ~ to the killing of a senior army commander.
N-COUNT: oft N to n