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

In the battle for the best of the umpteen adaptations, this mundane and entirely unnecessary retelling can undoubtedly be counted out. —Jon O'Brien, IndieWire, 19 Mar. 2026

Since then, the Joffrey Ballet staged a steampunk retelling. —Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026

The Voice of Hind Rajab Kaouther Ben Hania’s heart-wrenching docudrama is a marvel—a meticulous retelling of the true story of Hind Rajab, the six-year-old Palestinian girl who was trapped inside a car under fire in northern Gaza in January of 2024. —Radhika Seth, Vogue, 11 Mar. 2026

The original Tangled was a retelling of the German fairy tale Rapunzel, about a lost princess who has 70 feet of magical hair and a desire to leave the tower that she's been locked up in for years. —Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Mar. 2026

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