retort
//rɪˈtɔːrt//
Verb
retortInfinitive
retortPresent tense
retortedPast tense
retortedPast participle
retortingPresent participle
retortsThird-person singular
1
To reply quickly and sharply, especially in an angry or witty manner.
She retorted angrily when he criticized her work.
Noun
retortSingular
retortsPlural
1
A sharp, angry, or witty reply.
She had a clever retort ready for every criticism.
Noun
retortSingular
retortsPlural
1
A glass container with a long neck, used in distilling liquids or heating chemicals.
The chemist heated the mixture in a glass retort.