reread
verb (used with object)
to read (something) again.
rereading
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present participleof reread.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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My best answer, after getting through the oddly robotic “personal growth” chapter and rereading that New York magazine profile, is “Work.”
From Slate ● Sep. 18, 2026
On my recent rereading of “The Secret Garden,” I was delighted by the moment when Mary, initially pale and peevish and uninterested in her breakfast, begins wandering the grounds with a jump rope in hand.
From Salon ● Jul. 28, 2026
“The Quantity Theory of Morality” is a clever novel, rewarded by rereading.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 20, 2026
I grew up in Los Angeles a hopeless romantic with my head permanently tilted toward the sky and a copy of “Romeo and Juliet” worn from rereading.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 27, 2025
I sit reading and rereading this, a black feeling settling in the pit of my stomach.
From "All The Bright Places" by Jennifer Niven
