answering back

A form of answer back — To reply impertinently to (someone); to talk back.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of answer back
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answering back. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/answering%20back

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“answering back.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/answering%20back. Accessed November 4, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “answering back,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/answering%20back.

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