retell
verb (used with object)
to tell (a story, tale, etc.) over again or in a new way.
was retelling
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past progressiveof retell.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Keeping in character, Morris was just as stoic about his personal turnaround that night as was retelling the brief story about his benching.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 22, 2018
It’s unclear from that passage whether Whitney was present at the table that day, or was retelling the story secondhand.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 16, 2016
Phong was retelling his dream of being a schoolteacher someday -- he looked like a schoolteacher already.
From Golf Digest ● Sep. 13, 2010
He did not seek preliminaries, as I should have done, but began at once, simply and directly—doubtless he was retelling the story more to himself than to me.
From Murder in Any Degree by Owen Johnson
