Rejoinder - English meaning

noun

A thing that is said, written, or done as a reaction to a question, statement, or situation.

Usage examples:

He knocked and entered without waiting for an answer

verb

Say or write something as a reaction to someone or something.

Usage examples:

‘of course i can,’ she answered

verb

A statement made to reply to a question or criticism

noun

A clever or funny answer to someone who has criticized or insulted you

Usage examples:

She delivered the ultimate clapback on instagram.

noun

A return by a well-known person, especially an entertainer or sports player, to the activity in which they have formerly been successful.

Usage examples:

The heavyweight champion is set to make his comeback in england

noun

A return to an earlier and better position or condition

Usage examples:

The band was popular in the late '70s, and had a comeback in the early '90s.

noun

A situation in which someone or something becomes popular, famous, or successful again after a period of being much less popular, etc.

Usage examples:

Make a comeback she's trying to make a comeback with her first album for 20 years., stage a comebac…

noun

A long flat-topped fitment across which business is conducted in a shop or bank or refreshments are served in a cafeteria.

Usage examples:

Having eaten these we were hard pressed to ignore the shop counter as we departed.

verb

Speak or act in opposition to.

Usage examples:

The second argument is more difficult to counter

adverb

In the opposite direction or in opposition to.

Usage examples:

His writing ran counter to the dominant trends of the decade

verb

Say something in response to something someone has said.

Usage examples:

He was gone before we could reply to his last remark

noun

A verbal or written answer.

Usage examples:

I received a reply from the managing director

verb

To answer a question

Usage examples:

[ i ] she asked him how old he was but he didn’t reply., [ + that clause ] he replied that he wasn’…

noun

A verbal or written answer.

Usage examples:

There was laughter at his response to the question

noun

Something said or done as a reaction to something that has been said or done; an answer or reaction

Usage examples:

[ c ] she’s applied for admission and is still waiting for a response from the school., the law was…

noun

An answer to a question, letter, email, etc.

Usage examples:

Response to sth consumers get no response to telephone inquiries for help., i am writing in respons…

verb

Say something in answer to a remark, typically in a sharp, angry, or witty manner.

Usage examples:

‘no need to be rude,’ retorted isabel

noun

A sharp, angry, or witty reply.

Usage examples:

She opened her mouth to make a suitably cutting retort

verb

Heat in a retort in order to separate or purify.

Usage examples:

The raw shale is retorted at four crude oil works

noun

A quick, clever reply to an insult or criticism.

Usage examples:

The dialogue, too, feels like piecework, as if the bons mots and ripostes have been assembled from …

verb

Make a quick, clever reply to an insult or criticism.

Usage examples:

‘you've got a strange sense of honour,’ grant riposted

noun

A quick and clever remark, often made in answer to a criticism

Usage examples:

She made a sharp/witty/neat riposte., [ + that ] she simply riposted that she did not create the bo…

noun

A sudden charge out of a besieged place against the enemy; a sortie.

Usage examples:

The garrison there made a sally against us

verb

Make a military sortie.

Usage examples:

They sallied out to harass the enemy

noun

The part of a bell rope that has coloured wool woven into it to provide a grip for the bell-ringer's hands.

Usage examples:

There are two parts to the bell rope – the tail and the soft sally, which are pulled alternately to…