retorting
verb
Definitions
To say something sharp or witty in answer to a remark or accusation.
To make a remark which reverses an argument upon its originator; to return, as an argument, accusation, censure, or incivility.
Example: to retort the charge of vanity
To bend or curve back.
Example: a retorted line
To throw back; to reverberate; to reflect.
verb
Definitions
To heat in a retort.