retorting
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Retort \Re*tort"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Retorted; p. pr. & vb. n. Retorting.] [L. retortus, p. p. of retorquere; pref. re- re- + torquere to turn twist. See Torsion, and cf. Retort, n., 2.]
1.To bend or curve back; as, a retorted line. [1913 Webster]
With retorted head, pruned themselves as they floated.— Southey.[1913 Webster]
2.To throw back; to reverberate; to reflect. [1913 Webster]
As when his virtues, shining upon others, Heat them and they retort that heat again To the first giver.— Shak.[1913 Webster]
3.To return, as an argument, accusation, censure, or incivility; as, to retort the charge of vanity. [1913 Webster]
And with retorted scorn his back he turned.— Milton.[1913 Webster]