Upper-Intermediate 📚 Vocabulary · #1109 of 1319

retort (v.)

to reply sharply

Examples

  • She retorted angrily.

Key rules

  • Retort means reply sharply or quickly
  • Retort angrily, retort with a joke
  • Retort can be a noun

Common mistakes

  • She retorted to him → She retorted
💡 Tip: Arguments // Conversation // Stories
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