When to Answer Back?

1. To respond angrily or rudely at an inappropriate or unwelcome time. Don't answer back to me, young lady.

What is the meaning of back answering?

: to reply to someone especially in a rude way impolite children who answer back when their teacher corrects them.

How do you use answer back in a sentence?

With a pensive mood, he felt as if the moon was addressing him, and the stars enticing him to answer back. They look sweet, they don't answer back, and their thought process is hidden behind gurgles and smiles.