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/rɪˈplaɪɪŋ/ · re·ply·ing
verb
- To give a written or spoken response, especially to a question, request, accusation, or criticism. She replied to the email within the hour.
- To act or gesture in response. He replied to the insult with a scowl.
- To repeat something back; to echo. The echo replied to the singer's melody.
gerund
- The act of giving a written or spoken response. Her replying to the question took some time.
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Did you know? The word 'reply' has been used in various forms since the 14th century, with its earliest recorded use in Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales.