retelling

noun

re·​tell·​ing (ˌ)rē-ˈte-liŋ 

: a new version of a story

a retelling of a Greek legend

Examples of retelling in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Although the Creature finds catharsis at the end of both Shelley’s text and del Toro’s adaptation, one leans on a more tragic note, while the other offers a sense of hope befitting a modern retelling of Frankenstein, focused on the power of kindness and empathy. —Yasmeen Hamadeh, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025

That’s right, Krakow and Hynes reunite on screen for the first time in 4 years in Christmas Above the Clouds, which is a modern retelling of one of the most beloved holiday stories of all time, A Christmas Carol. —Rebecca Angel Baer, Southern Living, 7 Nov. 2025

For Makowsky, Death by Lightning is more than a historical retelling. —Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Nov. 2025

The dramatic retelling chronicles the moments leading up to and immediately after the shotgun killings of Murdaugh’s wife, Maggie, and teenage son, Paul. —Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 5 Nov. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1883, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for retelling

• bookselling
• compelling
• dispelling
• excelling
• expelling
• foretelling
• impelling
• indwelling
• labelling
• marvelling
• misspelling
• modelling