Pronunciation

/ˈrɛtɛl/

Definitions

• Verb: To recount or repeat a story, event, or information after hearing it originally. It can also mean to rephrase or adapt the content. For example: “She retold the story in her own words.”
• Noun: A retelling, which is a restatement or reproduction of a narrative or account. For example: “The book contains several retellings of classic fairy tales.”

Phrases

• “Retell a tale” means to narrate a story again.
• “He retold the legend with vivid detail.”
• “She gave a retelling of the day’s events to her friends.”

Example Sentences

• Verb: “After listening to the lecture, he retold the key points to his classmates.”
• Noun: “The movie was a visual retelling of the original novel.”
• Adjective: “Her retelling of the adventure had a magical touch.”

Synonyms

• Recount
• Reproduce
• Reiterate
• Relate
• Recapitulate

Antonyms

• Invent (as in creating a story from scratch)
• Misrepresent (as in altering the original content)
• Paraphrase (a slightly different wording, not necessarily a complete retelling)