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retelling
[ree-tel-ing]
noun
a new, and often updated or retranslated, version of a story.
Word History and Origins
Origin of retelling1
Example Sentences
When he heard the older people emotionally retelling their stories, sometimes in tears, about how they had wasted their lives, he knew he had to change.
From a forthcoming choral libretto premiering in Finland to a graphic novel retelling of the "Epic of Gilgamesh," Macfarlane’s creative orbit keeps expanding.
The second bedroom serves as an office where Brown is finishing her novel, which she describes as a “retelling of an Irish myth.”
Many of the stars of Toxic Town had not heard of the scandal the drama is based on, but are hoping the Netflix retelling will bring it into the spotlight.
Her acclaimed directorial debut, based on her memoir of the same name, is a retelling of her quest for justice after authorities found the evidence insufficient to pursue criminal charges.
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