0 present participle of riposte
1 to make a riposte:
[ + that ] She simply riposted that she did not create the book for the scientific community.
[ + speech ] "What about you?" she ripostes. "Is your life perfect?"
"That's a ridiculous question," riposted Mr. Hunt.
His weakness, she riposted thoughtfully, may be that he is becoming too autocratic.
She riposted that the company could become far more energy efficient if it fixed its leaking pipes.
