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Retorted vs Exclaimed - What's the difference?

retorted | exclaimed |

As verbs the difference between retorted and exclaimed

is that retorted is (retort) while exclaimed is (exclaim).

retorted

English

Verb

(head)
  • (retort)

    • retort

    English

    (wikipedia retort)

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) retortus, from .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A sharp or witty reply, or one which turns an argument against its originator; a comeback.

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To say something sharp or witty in answer to a remark or accusation.
  • *{{quote-book, year=1905, author=
    • , title= , chapter=1 citation , passage=“It is a pity,” he retorted with aggravating meekness, “that they do not use a little common sense. The case resembles that of Columbus' ?egg, and is every bit as simple. […]”}}
  • To make a remark which reverses an argument upon its originator; to return, as an argument, accusation, censure, or incivility.
    • to retort the charge of vanity
  • * Milton
    • And with retorted scorn his back he turned.
  • To bend or curve back.
    • a retorted line
  • * Southey
    • With retorted head, pruned themselves as they floated.
  • To throw back; to reverberate; to reflect.
  • * Shakespeare
    • As when his virtues, shining upon others, / Heat them and they retort that heat again / To the first giver.
    Synonyms
    * (sharp reply) comeback, rejoinder, back answer

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) retorte.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (chemistry) A flask with a rounded base and a long neck that is bent down and tapered, used to heat a liquid for distillation.
  • :* 1893', A large curved ' retort was boiling furiously in the bluish flame of a Bunsen burner, and the distilled drops were condensing into a two-litre measure. — Arthur Conan Doyle, ‘The Naval Treaty’ (Norton 2005, p.670)
  • A container in which material is subjected to high temperatures]] as part of an industrial manufacturing process, especially during the smelting and [[forge, forging of metal.

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To heat in a retort.

    • Anagrams

    * English reporting verbs

    exclaimed

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (exclaim)

    • Statistics

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    exclaim

    English

    Alternative forms

    * exclame

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (lb) To cry out suddenly, from some strong emotion.
  • *
  • *:“Heavens!” exclaimed Nina, “the blue-stocking and the fogy!—and yours are'' pale blue, Eileen!—you’re about as self-conscious as Drina—slumping there with your hair tumbling ''à la Mérode! Oh, it's very picturesque, of course, but a straight spine and good grooming is better.”

    • Synonyms

    * See also

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) Exclamation; outcry, clamor.
  • * 1635 , John Donne, "His parting form her":
    • Oh fortune, thou'rt not worth my least exclame [...].