retelling

[ree-tel-ing]

noun

1. a new, and often updated or retranslated, version of a story.

Word History and Origins

Origin of retelling¹

First recorded in 1635–45; re- + tell ¹ + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

The retelling of the first lady’s life recasts her as a petulant former cabaret performer who would rather be on stage than in the White House.

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It’s election night in Robert Icke’s “Oedipus,” a modern retelling of Sophocles’ “Oedipus the King” that must be the buzziest, if not the chicest, Broadway offering of the fall season.

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Even by the standards of Wall Street villains whose character flaws wind up being exaggerated to fit the crime, Cassano, in the retelling, became a cartoon monster.

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But you will not be getting a worshipful retelling of author Bram Stoker’s horror classic.

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When there is desperation to commune with a loved one, any glimmer of responsiveness can be interpreted as lucidity, exaggerated with each recall and retelling.

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