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How to pronounce retell in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms recite
Type of re-create


retell a story.
Type Words
Synonyms fictionalise, fictionalize
Type of re-create
Type Words
Synonyms ingeminate, iterate, reiterate, repeat, restate
Type of tell
Has types harp, interpret, paraphrase, perseverate, quote, render, rephrase, resume, reword, sum up, summarise, summarize, cite, translate, ditto, dwell

Examples of retell

retell
Do we need another gargantuan book that purports to retell the history of jazz?
From the boston.com
In effect, Pullman doesn't just retell the story of Jesus, but of Antichrist too.
From the markvernon.com
The film attempts to retell the classic tale of fantasy as an historical epic.
From the en.wikipedia.org
They used echo reading and choral reading to share poetry and retell stories.
From the desmoinesregister.com
It will retell a story, which is important because it gives the brand a soul.
From the time.com
That is why we need to honor their stories and retell them when we hear about them.
From the psychcentral.com
Multiple narrators tell and retell the same scenes from different viewpoints.
From the boston.com
It also has to be admitted that most of what we retell is based on fallible memory.
From the guardian.co.uk
We always retell the coincidence of Dad and Aunt Mary dying on the same day.
From the post-gazette.com
More examples
  • Recite: render verbally, "recite a poem"; "retell a story"
  • Fictionalize: make into fiction; "The writer fictionalized the lives of his parents in his latest novel"
  • Repeat: to say, state, or perform again; "She kept reiterating her request"
  • To tell again, to paraphrase, to tell something one has read or heard
  • (Retelling) A technique used by teachers to assess if the student has understood and can retain what was read. Once you have finished reading the story, ask the student to retell the main events or ideas in the order in which they took place. This is usually only practiced in K/1. ...
  • (Retelling) A detailed oral or written recitation of a text, including setting, major and minor events, characters, and plot.