retelling

noun

re·​tell·​ing (ˌ)rē-ˈte-liŋ How to pronounce retelling (audio)
: a new version of a story
a retelling of a Greek legend

Examples of retelling in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Despite the lack of veracity in Trump’s retelling, his version of the story had already spread across conservative corners of social media and was amplified by rightwing news outlets. Donovan McAbee, TIME, 28 Oct. 2024 Meanwhile, Emerald Fennell is making a big-budget retelling of Wuthering Heights starring Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi. Max Goldbart, Deadline, 11 Oct. 2024 Bourla’s pandemic heroics, for which he has been widely saluted, need no retelling. Ryan Hogg, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2024 Directed by Lyndsey Turner, this modern retelling highlights the intensity of political ambition and societal betrayal through Oyelowo’s performance as the tragic hero, Caius Martius Coriolanus. Ty Gaskins, WWD, 25 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for retelling 

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Word History

First Known Use

1883, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of retelling was in 1883

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“Retelling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/retelling. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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