noun
retelling
Retelling (noun) means a fresh version of a story, often changed from the original.
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A fresh version of a story, often changed from the original.
"Like those of other saints, Mira Bai's life story lies within a number of retellings, each more detailed than the last, so that her biography now includes burnishings that probably would not pass any historian's test."
— Kenneth L. Woodward, The Book of Miracles (2001)
"The new film is a needless retelling of what was already a cinematic classic."
"Huntsman feints at being the Snow White retelling no one has ever seen before, but ultimately becomes the “been there, done that” of fairy-tale filmmaking."
— Tasha Robinson, Film: Review: Snow White And The Huntsman (2012)
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Rhymes for retelling
telling
welling
selling
yelling
felling
spelling
dwelling
swelling
smelling
shelling
gruelling
modelling
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What is the meaning of retelling?
"retelling" (noun) means a fresh version of a story, often changed from the original.
