quick, sharp | angry, caustic, furious

hurl, make
He opened his mouth to make a caustic retort.

bite back, refrain from, suppress
He bit back a sharp retort.

bring, draw, meet with
Her remark drew bitter retorts from the unemployed workers.

sting sb into
He was stung into an angry retort.

quickly | angrily, bitterly, coolly, crisply, curtly, drily, flatly, furiously, grimly, harshly, sarcastically, sharply, stiffly
‘How dare you!’ he retorted angrily.