- 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
"If I had delivered a faithful retelling of one of the stories in the games, I feel like those people would probably be upset with me for that too," he says.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
The line became reenergerized while laying on the ground and started several fires, according to a retelling of the video in a July court filing by lawyers representing victims.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 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
As in some radical retelling of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, society’s normally invisible workings had been made briefly visible.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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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