Word

retort, v.
(retorted, retorting, retorts)
freq. cnt. 4

answer back
<verb.communication> freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

come back rejoin repay retort return riposte

verb frames

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
They %s that there was a traffic accident

verb frames

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

verb frames

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

verb frames

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
They %s that there was a traffic accident

verb frames

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

verb frames

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

retort

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

return

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

comeback

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

riposte

semantic pointers

hypernym

answer, reply, respond