retelling

noun

re·​tell·​ing (ˌ)rē-ˈte-liŋ How to pronounce retelling (audio)
: a new version of a story
a retelling of a Greek legend

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Instead of tracking a blow-by-blow retelling, the album plays like a reintroduction where the notes feel familiar, but sound new again. Matthew Leimkuehler, Rolling Stone, 21 June 2025 As the live-action retelling swoops into theaters, here's where to stream every How to Train Your Dragon movies and animated series. Christopher Rudolph, People.com, 13 June 2025 Both, nevertheless, lacked the linear roads to recovery that make for suspenseful narrative retellings. Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 12 June 2025 The streaming service has greenlit a retelling of the life of Quasimodo, the man said to have inspired Victor Hugo’s bell-ringer in The Hunchback of Notre-Dame. Jake Kanter, Deadline, 11 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for retelling

Word History

First Known Use

1883, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of retelling was in 1883

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“Retelling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/retelling. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.

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