RETALIATING
Verb
retaliating
present participle of retaliate
Source: Wiktionary
RETALIATE
Re*tal"i*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Retaliated; p. pr. & vb. n.
Retaliating.] Etym: [L. retaliatus, p. p. of retaliare to retaliate;
pref. re- re- + a word akin to talio talion, retaliation. Cf.
Talion.]
Definition: To return the like for; to repay or requite by an act of the
same kind; to return evil for (evil). [Now seldom used except in a
bad sense.]
One ambassador sent word to the duke's son that his visit should be
retaliated. Sir T. Herbert.
It is unlucky to be obliged to retaliate the injuries of authors,
whose works are so soon forgotten that we are in danger of appearing
the first aggressors. Swift.
Re*tal"i*ate, v. i.
Definition: To return like for like; specifically, to return evil for evil;
as, to retaliate upon an enemy.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition