74 entries under verb topic. ×

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retort(noun, return, sign, report)
19
answer(noun, account, answer, counter)
17
reply(noun, hit, return, resist)
16
comeback(noun, return, sign, report)
16
return(noun, sign, report, account)
10
rejoin(answer, counter, argue, ask)
9
counter(noun, hit, return, resist)
8
echo(noun, return, sign, report)
8
respond(noun, hit, return, account)
7
come back(expression, phrasal verb, answer, counter)
6
repay(crack, answer, counter, argue)
5
answer back(noun, expression, phrasal verb, answer)
4
back talk(noun, expression, idiom, return)
4
react(answer, counter, argue, reply)
3
give
3
rebut(answer, counter, argue, respond)
3
requite(crack, answer, counter, argue)
3
squelch(noun, answer, counter, argue)
3
talk back(expression, phrasal verb, crack, answer)
2
acknowledge(answer, counter, argue, respond)
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