verb🔗ShareTo say something sharp or witty in answer to a remark or accusation.""You're always late!" Mark said. "Well, you're always complaining!" she retorted. "communicationlanguagewordstatementactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo make a remark which reverses an argument upon its originator; to return, as an argument, accusation, censure, or incivility."to retort the charge of vanity"communicationlanguageactionwordChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo bend or curve back."a retorted line"actionphysicsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo throw back; to reverberate; to reflect.""I didn't break the vase!" she retorted, her voice echoing in the empty room. "languagecommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo heat in a retort."The chemist retorted the solution to separate its components. "chemistrysciencetechnologyprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareInterlaced"The retorted threads of the tapestry created a complex and beautiful image. "structurematerialappearanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading