The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word RETORTING which also is the latest solution we found used in Washington Post in 2007.
Shooting back crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| RETORTING | 100 % | 9 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Shooting back
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- retaliation
- retribution
- vengeance
- payback
- avenging
- comeuppance
- lex talionis
- requital
- revanche
- revenge
- revengeance
- revenging
Crossword Answer definitions
RETORTING verb- To say something sharp or witty in answer to a remark or accusation.
- To make a remark which reverses an argument upon its originator; to return, as an argument, accusation, censure, or incivility.
- To bend or curve back.
- To throw back; to reverberate; to reflect.
- To heat in a retort.
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