retaliate
verb (used without object)
to return like for like, especially evil for evil.
is retaliating
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present progressiveof retaliate (3rd 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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“Hey love, @MelissaSchuman I’m not sorry that I spoke to you. Clearly my brother is sorry I spoke to you and is retaliating against me. #CoverUp #IGotYourBack #Metoomovement,” Aaron Carter also wrote.
From Fox News ● Sep. 18, 2019
While Culverhouse said he has no doubt Alabama is retaliating over his call for a boycott, the university said the dispute has nothing to do with that.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 6, 2019
Soldwedel’s wife of eight years calls the poisoning claims ludicrous and says he is retaliating against her for seeking a divorce.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 12, 2018
He has said his accuser is retaliating against him for initiating an investigation into an affair she allegedly had with a married man, an allegation she denies.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2018
Perhaps he has been staying a long time without paying, and the management is retaliating.
From Europe—Whither Bound? Being Letters of Travel from the Capitals of Europe in the Year 1921 by Stephen Graham
