Usually means: Counterattacking in fencing after parrying.
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  1. riposting: Merriam-Webster
  2. riposting: Collins English Dictionary
  3. riposting: Vocabulary.com
  4. riposting: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  5. riposting: Wiktionary
  6. riposting: Dictionary.com
  7. riposting: TheFreeDictionary.com

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(Note: See riposte as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (riposte)

noun:  (fencing) A thrust given in return after parrying an attack.
noun:  (by extension) A counter-attack in any combat or any sport.
noun:  (figurative) A quick and usually witty response to a taunt.
noun:  An answer or reply, rapidly uttered, in response to a question or problem.
verb:  (fencing) To attempt to hit an opponent after parrying an attack.
verb:  To respond quickly; particularly if the response is humorous.
▸ Also see riposte


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