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

According to a 2020 retelling by Stern, the show's producers spoke with Green Day's label ahead of their appearance to confirm which songs the band planned to perform. —Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 8 Feb. 2026

While Castro often avoided the spotlight during her life, Ayala said that watching the retelling of her story inspired him to share it with younger generations through the renaming of the school. —Alyssa N. Salcedo, jsonline.com, 7 Feb. 2026

The statewide literary list is separate, but TEA pulled three biblical retellings from Bluebonnet as optional texts for the new canon. —Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Jan. 2026

There are also less-steamy royal TV shows like The Great, set in 18th century Russia following the rise of Catherine the Great; Dickinson, which is a YA retelling of the life of Emily Dickinson; and Young Royals, which is a modern version of a royal love story. —Marilyn La Jeunesse, Parents, 29 Jan. 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