rewind
verb (used with or without object)
to wind again.
rewinds
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present tense formof rewind (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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The action rewinds from Gretta and Dan’s initial meeting at the bar, and later fast–forwards to speed up some of the more boring bits of the album-writing process.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
“Together,” Mr. Doherty notes, “the film inventory and the expert commentary created the archival documentary, the motion picture genre that preserves and rewinds our history.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
Slouching on a couch, Hesme cuts a grave figure as she rewinds a video: the message Hamlet receives from her murdered father, here projected on a large scrim.
From New York Times ● Apr. 3, 2024
Originally the antagonist in "Furie," the prequel rewinds to show the backstory for Thanh Sói.
From Salon ● Mar. 1, 2023
Werner rewinds the resistance track and splices the wires and plugs in the radio.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
