- present participle of retell.
retelling
Example Sentences
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Hugh Jackman plays Robin Hood in his final days, a loose retelling of a 500-year-old ballad, and seems to have ancient dirt creased into his wrinkles.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 18, 2026
His movie is a remarkable piece of autofiction, retelling his first experience with air travel as if it were a love story.
From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026
In the retelling of the ancient historian’s chronicle of the fifth century B.C.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026
Hastings used to revel in retelling the story of the melees that broke out that day.
From BBC • May 17, 2026
He loved retelling key moments in Sinclair family history, enlarging their importance.
From "We Were Liars" by E. Lockhart
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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