re·wind
(ˌ)rē-ˈwīnd 
rewound
(ˌ)rē-ˈwau̇nd
; rewinding
; rewinding
: to wind again
especially
: to reverse the winding of
rewind film
Examples of rewind in a Sentence
Verb
Rewind the tape so that we can hear that song again.
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Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 2 Sep. 2025
Uranus retrograde in Gemini rewinds your health and daily routine sector, showing you where inconsistency has been holding you back.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 29 Aug. 2025
Stuart James, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
Let’s rewind a bit to last Thursday, when OpenAI finally released GPT-5 to the world — about a year behind schedule, according to the Wall Street Journal.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2025
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Verb
The other two will rewind and replay the exact same scenario, only from the vantage of different characters.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 2 Sep. 2025
Uranus retrograde in Gemini rewinds your health and daily routine sector, showing you where inconsistency has been holding you back.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 29 Aug. 2025
Noun
But rewind a bit further, and Califiori is looking at Gyokeres as Gabriel slides a ball into the feet of Noni Madueke.
—Stuart James, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
Let’s rewind a bit to last Thursday, when OpenAI finally released GPT-5 to the world — about a year behind schedule, according to the Wall Street Journal.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2025
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“Rewind.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rewind. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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