All 6 Uses
retort
in
Here, There be Dragons by Owen
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- Aven began to retort something about not being servile to men, but the dragon's tone and manner was so respectful that she could not refuse.†
Chpt 2.8 *retort = quickly reply
- "Keep a civil tongue, Far Traveler," the Winter King retorted.†
Chpt 3.9retorted = quickly replied
- "I don't even understand what he whispered to me," Jack retorted.†
Chpt 3.10
- "I didn't see you tied up," Jack retorted.†
Chpt 3.10
- "Don't think I'm not grateful, but wasn't the coat I was trying to save," John retorted.†
Chpt 3.10
- Aven started a curt retort, but bit it back.†
Chpt 5.18retort = quickly reply
Definitions:
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(1)
(retort as in: quick retort) a quick reply to a question or remark -- especially a witty or critical one
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)