Plural of retort

Forms of retort

Retorts in a sentence

• The place was much like any ordinary lab., crowded with jars, test-tubes, retorts and so on.1936, Olaf Stapledon, chapter 20, in Odd John, New York: Galaxy Publishing, page 136. From the entry preponderant
• “I was expecting an ax-wielding berserker at the very least.” “You would,” Grace retorts, but she’s trying not to laugh.2017, Christina Phillips, Hooked, Entangled Publishing, LLC, →ISBN. From the entry berserk
• The other day one of the men doing the asbestosing on the acid retorts fell in a sulphuric sedimentation tank.1969, Peter Such, Fallout, House of Anansi Press, page 62. From the entry asbestos
• The question was finally decided by installing several new vertical retorts and an electric telpher line to replace manual charging and converying systems.1912 March 1, “Electric Telpher Lines in Small Gas Works”, in Gas Age, volume 30, page 212. From the entry telpher line
• The idealising side of Furman's construction exposes itself to the tu quoque retorts with which Putin and his aides now relish silencing criticism by the West.2007, Perry Anderson, “Russia's Managed Democracy”, in London Review of Books, number 29:2, page 10. From the entry tu quoque

Meaning of retort

1. noun A sharp or witty reply, or one which turns an argument against its originator; a comeback.
2. verb To say something sharp or witty in answer to a remark or accusation.
3. verb To make a remark which reverses an argument upon its originator; to return, as an argument, accusation, censure, or incivility.

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Questions about the plural of retort

What is the plural of retort?

The plural of retort is retorts.

Is retort countable?

Retort is a countable noun.