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Definition

a quick reply to a question or remark — especially a witty or critical one

She wanted to retort that he that he sounded foolish, but she made herself count to ten and thought better of it.

retort = quickly reply

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"That's none of your business," retorts Himmelstoss.
Erich Maria Remarque -- All Quiet on the Western Front

retorts = quickly replies

"And do you remember," retorted Mr. Jaggers, "that but for me you wouldn't be here and couldn't be here?"
Charles Dickens -- Great Expectations

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Now Lennie retorted belligerently, "He ain't neither. George won't do nothing like that. ... He's nice to me."
John Steinbeck -- Of Mice and Men

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"The most fun there is," retorted Fern, "is when the Ferris wheel stops and Henry and I are in the top car and Henry makes the car swing and we can see everything for miles and miles and miles."
E. B. White -- Charlotte's Web

retorted = quickly replied

"I can diagnose the case more bluntly if you wish," he retorted.
E.M. Forster -- Howards End

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"So let him sweat like the rest of us," Gerald retorted.
Sharon M. Draper -- Forged by Fire

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"Because you don't understand it," he retorted.
D.H. Lawrence -- Sons and Lovers

retorted = a quick reply to a question or remark

retort = quickly reply

Narciso retorted, "and if you seek to do evil to la Grande I will cut your heart out!"
Rudolfo Anaya -- Bless Me, Ultima

retorted = replied quickly

"Don't tell me a lie," retorted the schoolmaster.
Charles Dickens -- Nicholas Nickleby

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Tjaden retorts in the well-known phrase from Goethe's "Gotz von Berlichingen," with which he is always free.
Erich Maria Remarque -- All Quiet on the Western Front

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"Then I can be going home right away," retorts Tjaden, and we all laugh,
Erich Maria Remarque -- All Quiet on the Western Front

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"A bit longer than you, I fancy," he retorts.
Erich Maria Remarque -- All Quiet on the Western Front

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"Have you ever dug peat?" he retorts good-naturedly.
Erich Maria Remarque -- All Quiet on the Western Front

retorts = quickly replies

You sure ain't your daddy;" "Why, she's bleeding inside," he retorted.
Eudora Welty -- The Collected Stories of Eudora Welty
Kate retorted fiercely as Number Two stopped the car near the guardhouse.
Trenton Lee Stewart -- The Mysterious Benedict Society
"For goodness' sake, give it a rest," Mary retorted.
Kiera Cass -- The Elite

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