re·wind
(ˌ)rē-ˈwīnd 
rewound
(ˌ)rē-ˈwau̇nd
; rewinding
; rewinding
: to wind again
especially
: to reverse the winding of
rewind film
Examples of rewind in a Sentence
Verb
Rewind the tape so that we can hear that song again.
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Melissa Jun Rowley, Rolling Stone, 10 June 2025
Parents showed how flip phones worked, how to rewind a tape with a pencil and the inner workings of the Nintendo Entertainment System.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 June 2025
Catherine Santino, People.com, 5 May 2025
On the right bud, double-tapping skips to the next track, triple-tapping rewinds to the previous track, and tapping-and-holding changes noise modes.
—PC Magazine, 27 May 2025
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Verb
But while some misguided leaders are trying to rewind progress, citizens of the world are pressing forward with something more powerful than the dismantling of policy: imagination, innovation and collective will.
—Melissa Jun Rowley, Rolling Stone, 10 June 2025
Parents showed how flip phones worked, how to rewind a tape with a pencil and the inner workings of the Nintendo Entertainment System.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 June 2025
Noun
Here's a rewind to some of the most daring and debatable Met Gala looks.
—Catherine Santino, People.com, 5 May 2025
On the right bud, double-tapping skips to the next track, triple-tapping rewinds to the previous track, and tapping-and-holding changes noise modes.
—PC Magazine, 27 May 2025
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“Rewind.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rewind. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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