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[ ree-tel-ing ] / riˈtɛl ɪŋ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR retelling ON THESAURUS.COM
nouna new, and often updated or retranslated, version of a story. Origin of retellingFirst recorded in 1635–45; re- + tell1 + -ing1 Words nearby retellingrete, rete arteriosum, rete articulare, rete cutaneum corii, retell, retelling, retem, rete mirabile, retene, retention, retention cyst Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for retellingLast year Fox gifted the world with the “Legend of Sleepy Hollow” retelling we never knew we needed. Naked Ben Franklin Christens the Campy Return of ‘Sleepy Hollow’|Amy Zimmerman|September 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST But perhaps most damaging of all was the retelling of an act of humiliation on a female student. Is Rand Paul Christian Enough for the GOP?|Olivia Nuzzi|August 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST Sheridan became red in the face and choked up while retelling that part of the incident, but composed herself quickly. Nicollette Sheridan Testifies Marc Cherry Hit Her ‘Upside the Head’|Maria Elena Fernandez|March 2, 2012|DAILY BEAST “The sensation was one of hardening of the organs,” he chuckled in the retelling. The Sexy Side of Maggie: How Thatcher Used Her Softer Quality|Gail Sheehy|January 11, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The retelling developed quite a following, Bridle not included. Twitterature|Isabel Wilkinson|April 1, 2009|DAILY BEAST In place of either of these subjects you may substitute the retelling of another story of Hawthorne's you have read. Story Hour Readings: Seventh Year|E.C. Hartwell The account of what had been seen grew, as such stories always do, in the telling and retelling. Introductory American History|Henry Eldridge Bourne He went from house to house boastfully, with my book under his arm, telling and retelling the story of the ascent of Mt. McKinley. My Attainment of the Pole|Frederick A. Cook The perplexities which beset the modern reader of the Queste are reflected in the Laureates retelling of the legend. Studies on the Legend of the Holy Grail|Alfred Nutt Some of the sting of the latter got into their retelling of Jerry's talk and made it worse than it was. The heart of happy hollow|Paul Laurence Dunbar
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