retaliate
verb (used without object)
to return like for like, especially evil for evil.
am retaliating
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present progressiveof retaliate (1st person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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“I don’t want it to appear I am retaliating against him, because if anything it’s the opposite.”
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 9, 2018
