retelling

1 of 2

noun

re·​tell·​ing (ˌ)rē-ˈte-liŋ 

: a new version of a story

a retelling of a Greek legend

retelling

2 of 2

present participle of retell

Examples of retelling in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Another online retelling from a dubious source cited in Wikipedia even puts him in Oklahoma. — Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Sep. 2026

Moore will soon star in Faydra, a modern retelling of the Greek myth that will debut off Broadway next year. — Rebecca Ford, Vanity Fair, 7 Sep. 2026

Ink finds the Sinners star playing ruthless tabloid editor Larry Lamb in Boyle’s retelling of what happened when Rupert Murdoch acquired struggling British newspaper The Sun. — Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2026

This fall marks the 20th anniversary of Sofia Coppola’s Marie Antoinette, the cult classic, semi-anachronistic retelling of the young queen’s life of luxury and lovelessness in 18th-century France. — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 2 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1883, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for retelling

• bookselling
• channelling
• compelling
• dispelling
• excelling
• expelling
• foretelling
• impelling
• indwelling
• labelling
• levelling
• marvelling