Definition of rewind
rewound
play \-ˈwau̇nd\;rewinding
transitive verb
: to wind again; especially : to reverse the winding of rewind film
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Examples of rewind in a Sentence
Rewind the tape so that we can hear that song again.
Recent Examples of rewind from the Web
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To rewind, Holt was elevated after Williams was found to have misrepresented his role in covering some news stories.
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But their upcoming appearances won’t rewind the space-time continuum and stuff the most egregious epithet a white man can say back down Maher’s throat.
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Protect the ball Rewind the tape on the Durant play a few extra seconds and the root cause of Cleveland’s transition dilemma starts back from the screen.
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Protect the ball Rewind the tape on the Durant play a few extra seconds and the root cause of Cleveland’s transition dilemma starts back from the screen.
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Others say the president who preceded Trump doomed any chance of rewinding the clock.
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The user is presented with an interface that allows him or her not only to advance and rewind the film but also to manipulate images, such as zooming in or inverting them from negative to positive.
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The Saints head coach can simply rewind the tapes back to when Bush and Sproles played in the offense and that’s the precise role Kamara will assume right away.
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Callaghan, who trained 2015 Derby bridesmaid Firing Line (behind Baffert’s American Pharoah), rewinds the situation in his mind.
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First Known Use of rewind
1717
Definition of rewind
Recent Examples of rewind from the Web
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When mistakes occurred, her players would go through a mental rewind to fix the issue themselves.
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Which is an opportune time in our love story to bring in the father and rewind to the moment Serena met Alexis and Alexis met Serena.
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Which is an opportune time in our love story to bring in the father and rewind to the moment Serena met Alexis and Alexis met Serena.
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The wide receiver and running back corps' roles might as well be rewinds of tape from the 2009 season.
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The thought of giving up pause, rewind and fast-forward is scary.
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Curry rewindA behind-the-back pass resulting in a turnover with 5 minutes, 16 seconds left in Game 7 still crosses Curry’s mind.
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Click here and vote in cleveland.com's NBA Playoffs rewind.
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While the snow stacked up inch by inch, the extended family warmed themselves with tales of holidays gone by (or pressed rewind on all the previous seasons).
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First Known Use of rewind
1926
REWIND Defined for English Language Learners
rewind
playDefinition of rewind for English Language Learners
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: to make (a recording) go backwards
rewind
playDefinition of rewind for English Language Learners
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: a function that causes a recording (such as an audiotape or a videotape) to go backwards
REWIND Defined for Kids
rewind
playDefinition of rewind for Students
rewound
\-ˈwau̇nd\;rewinding
: to reverse the winding or direction of play of
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