re·wind
(ˌ)rē-ˈwīnd 
rewound
(ˌ)rē-ˈwau̇nd
; rewinding
; rewinding
: to wind again
especially
: to reverse the winding of
rewind film
Examples of rewind in a Sentence
Verb
Rewind the tape so that we can hear that song again.
Recent Examples on the Web
Sophia Chen, Ars Technica, 13 Feb. 2023
Some data labelers would rewind such clips and play them in slow motion.
—Reuters, NBC News, 6 Apr. 2023
Recall allows players to essentially rewind time for a specific object.
—Gene Park, Washington Post, 26 Apr. 2023
But now people can rewind things and everybody is talking to each other in real time.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 7 Sep. 2022
On the 13th, Venus in Sagittarius makes a sextile to Saturn in Aquarius echoing these sentiments, and on the 16th Mercury Rx in Libra sextiles Venus in Sag asking us to take that and rewind it back, possibly find some beats that make our booties go (clap).
—Gala Mukomolova, refinery29.com, 11 Oct. 2021
The Live Reunion will be able to rewind, pause or jump to Live anytime during the broadcast.
—Dave Quinn, Peoplemag, 4 Apr. 2023
Viewers will be able to rewind, pause and jump to live.
—Emily Longeretta, Variety, 4 Apr. 2023
Currently expanding at about 2.4 million mph, the researchers were able to rewind the cosmic clock to confirm that, yes, the source would have exploded in the 12th century.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2023
Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2023
Toh says the change is a continuation of the design updates introduced in October, which included a more precise way to fast forward or rewind.
—Jay Peters, The Verge, 22 Aug. 2023
Midway through, the video pauses and rewinds to reveal through special effects that all of the incredible action was actually the women's national team.
—Victoria Hernandez, USA TODAY, 23 July 2023
There’s also a historical rewind midway to consider parallels between many groups today and the Ku Klux Klan, itself founded by Civil War veterans, and which held extraordinary sway over the South for nearly a century.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 10 June 2023
Caring for a toddler can be like using a VHS tape: Wake up, eat, play, sleep; rewind, repeat.
—Samantha Laine Perfas, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 July 2023
On-screen text reveals the players weren’t the men’s team—the video rewinds to show all that footage was actually from women’s games.
—Jenny McCoy, SELF, 18 July 2023
Phoenix Suns' 2023 NBA Draft rewind:Toumani Camara picked, no trades after speculation Reach Jeremy Cluff at jeremy.cluff@arizonarepublic.com.
—Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 23 June 2023
The first, at the bottom of the player is the Video Controls region containing buttons such as play, pause, rewind, full screen, and more.
—Byscience News Staff, science.org, 22 June 2023
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Verb
When astronomers catch a glimpse of an unusual signal in the sky, perhaps the light from a star exploding, Stevance takes that signal and rewinds the clock on it by billions of years.
—Sophia Chen, Ars Technica, 13 Feb. 2023
Some data labelers would rewind such clips and play them in slow motion.
—Reuters, NBC News, 6 Apr. 2023
Recall allows players to essentially rewind time for a specific object.
—Gene Park, Washington Post, 26 Apr. 2023
But now people can rewind things and everybody is talking to each other in real time.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 7 Sep. 2022
On the 13th, Venus in Sagittarius makes a sextile to Saturn in Aquarius echoing these sentiments, and on the 16th Mercury Rx in Libra sextiles Venus in Sag asking us to take that and rewind it back, possibly find some beats that make our booties go (clap).
—Gala Mukomolova, refinery29.com, 11 Oct. 2021
The Live Reunion will be able to rewind, pause or jump to Live anytime during the broadcast.
—Dave Quinn, Peoplemag, 4 Apr. 2023
Viewers will be able to rewind, pause and jump to live.
—Emily Longeretta, Variety, 4 Apr. 2023
Currently expanding at about 2.4 million mph, the researchers were able to rewind the cosmic clock to confirm that, yes, the source would have exploded in the 12th century.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2023
Noun
Football rewind Santa Margarita had quite a rally, coming back from 21-0 and 29-8, to defeat Bishop Amat.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2023
Toh says the change is a continuation of the design updates introduced in October, which included a more precise way to fast forward or rewind.
—Jay Peters, The Verge, 22 Aug. 2023
Midway through, the video pauses and rewinds to reveal through special effects that all of the incredible action was actually the women's national team.
—Victoria Hernandez, USA TODAY, 23 July 2023
There’s also a historical rewind midway to consider parallels between many groups today and the Ku Klux Klan, itself founded by Civil War veterans, and which held extraordinary sway over the South for nearly a century.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 10 June 2023
Caring for a toddler can be like using a VHS tape: Wake up, eat, play, sleep; rewind, repeat.
—Samantha Laine Perfas, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 July 2023
On-screen text reveals the players weren’t the men’s team—the video rewinds to show all that footage was actually from women’s games.
—Jenny McCoy, SELF, 18 July 2023
Phoenix Suns' 2023 NBA Draft rewind:Toumani Camara picked, no trades after speculation Reach Jeremy Cluff at jeremy.cluff@arizonarepublic.com.
—Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 23 June 2023
The first, at the bottom of the player is the Video Controls region containing buttons such as play, pause, rewind, full screen, and more.
—Byscience News Staff, science.org, 22 June 2023
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