Riposte - What does it mean?
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(fencing) a thrust given in return after parrying an attack.
a quick and usually witty response to a taunt, a retort
an answer or reply, rapidly uttered, in response to a question or problem
* {{quote-news
, year=2012
, date=September 7
, author=Dominic Fifield
, title=England start World Cup campaign with five-goal romp against Moldova
, work=The Guardian
(fencing) to attempt to hit an opponent after parrying an attack.
to respond quickly; particularly if the response is humorous.
riposte
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* ripostNoun
(en noun)citation, page= , passage=Some context is required. Moldova were weak at the back and blunt up front, and have failed to score in six matches stretching back to last October, with only hints at English complacency offering them glimpses of summoning a riposte .}}