- present participle of retell.
retelling
Example Sentences
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While your brother-in-law’s behavior does sound a bit caustic, at least by your retelling, I urge you to de-center yourself.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026
Cregger says he had little interest in simply retelling the story of the Resident Evil games, but that didn't seem to calm some fans.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
In a summer dominated by a retelling of history’s most well-known monster-plagued sea voyage, “The Devil’s Mouth” may seem like a mere bagatelle, a non-Imax drop in the brine ‘n’ blood-splattered hero’s journey.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
In his retelling of Homer’s epic poem, Nolan imagines Odysseus as a man haunted by the sacking of Troy.
From Salon ● Jul. 21, 2026
“Hmp,” Ma Charles said at the end of Vonetta’s retelling.
From "Gone Crazy in Alabama" by Rita Williams-Garcia
Vocabulary lists containing retelling
Literary Terms, Grade 8, Units 2–3
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Conventions, Writing to Sources, and Speaking & Listening (Unit 1)
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Additional Literary Terms, Unit 5
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