retell

[ree-tel]

verb (used with object)

retold , retelling .

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

“The Great Miscalculation” is a well-researched retelling of a New York story from the 1970s.

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Compare that blunt approach to Mr. Smith’s lofty retelling of his own prosecutions of the former president.

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“History is ripe for the retelling and the retaking,” Nawi said.

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Osbourne retells the infamous story of orally beheading an unsuspecting bat.

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This renders Mr. Bacon’s subtitle inapt: “The Untold Story of the Edmund Fitzgerald” has been told and retold by authors and bards.

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