Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: retort
IPA transcription: [ɹ'it,ɔɹt]
noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: rejoinder, retort, return, riposte, replication, comeback, counter
    Meaning: a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one); "it brought a sharp rejoinder from the teacher"
verb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: retort, come_back, repay, return, riposte, rejoin
    Meaning: answer back
Usage examples
  • Introduce the suspected material into a retort.
  • The manager smiled broadly, as if the retort pleased him.
  • All the pent loneliness of the past weeks and months burst forth in a stinging whip of retort.
  • "And why are you yourself so interested in them?" was her retort as she eyed me with dry grimness.
  • Ned was glaring at him ferociously, at the same time struggling to keep back the laughter that rose to his lips because of Stacy's sharp retort.
  • "An entertaining retort, in the narrow and deductive manner of the Middle Ages," replied the Professor, calmly, "but even upon your own basis I will illustrate my point.