retorting

verb

present participle of retort
as in responding
to speak or write in reaction to a question or to another reaction when told she couldn't have it, she retorted, "Fine, I didn't want it anyway!"

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  1. responding
  2. replying
  3. answering
  4. reacting
Verb
  • The president breaks news on Truth Social so often that the White House press office will copy his posts into an email when responding to questions from the media seeking details on policies.
    — Bernard Condon, Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2026
  • People are responding rationally to what the organization rewards, at every level of the chart.
    — Nirit Cohen, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of responding
Verb
  • Many of her fans also came to her defense by replying to the comment.
    — Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 18 July 2026
  • Identifier), in the process of replying to the read requests, at some point the SMB server should never respond to the read request but keep the connection alive.
    — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 9 July 2026
Definition of replying
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  • In the 8-page document answering Hanaway’s petition, Johnston denied the attorney general’s allegations.
    — Laura Bauer July 31, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2026
  • New York Giants coach John Harbaugh is answering readers’ leadership questions all season.
    — Torrey Hart, New York Times, 31 July 2026
Definition of answering
Verb
  • The tools help the publishing group avoid printing problematic content upon manuscript receipt, rather than reacting postpublication.
    — IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 30 July 2026
  • Cecily Strong is reacting to her old SNL castmate Chloe Fineman exiting the series.
    — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 30 July 2026
Definition of reacting
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