retell

[ ree-tel ]

verb (used with object)

retellingretold [ree-, tohld],

1. to tell (a story, tale, etc.) over again or in a new way:

   It’s Sleeping Beauty retold with a different twist.

retell

/ riːˈtɛl /

verb

1. to relate (a story, etc) again or differently

Word History and Origins

Origin of retell¹

re- + tell ¹

Example Sentences

News teams streamed into Butte County for months after the blaze, telling and retelling the gut-wrenching tales of those who survived and those who didn’t.

From Outside Online

We know this—and we have known it for decades—because it’s a story Hollywood keeps retelling.

From Time

Family lore, told and retold, can be a fuzzy thing, but some memories about his father, like their first time fishing together, remained spectacularly vivid and personal.

From Washington Post

At no point in time did we want to remake the older films or to retell a story that has been told a bunch before.

From Washington Post

Elder’s journey will be retold this week because of his appearance at Augusta National.

From Washington Post

Of course, the only reason we retell the story is precisely the data did corroborate Einstein's theory.

From The Daily Beast

The Eichmann trial was as an opportunity to retell the story of the Holocaust to Israelis—and to the world.

From The Daily Beast

Then she had to retell, perhaps for the hundredth time, the story of the hand-bag and the linen chest, but her eyes closed.

From Project Gutenberg

Many of his poems describe country life in New England; others retell old stories of pioneer days.

From Project Gutenberg

These have been so perfectly told by great writers that to retell them would seem absurd.

From Project Gutenberg

The tale is too long to retell here but it is undeniably thrilling and good reading.

From Project Gutenberg

To the Teacher: Have the children retell the story of the picture.

From Project Gutenberg

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