verb🔗ShareTo wind (something) again."The librarian was rewinding the videotape after a student watched it. "actiontechnologymachineelectronicsmediaentertainmenttimeprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo wind (something) back, now especially of cassette or video tape, CD, DVD etc.; to go back on a video or audio recording."After the phone rang, she was rewinding the movie so she could watch the part she missed. "mediaelectronicstechnologyentertainmentsoundChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo go back or think back to a previous moment or place, or a previous point in a discourse."She enjoyed rewinding the movie to watch her favorite scene again. "timeactionpasttechnologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe act or process by which something is rewound."The rewinding of the videotape took a long time, so we missed the beginning of the movie. "actionprocesstechnologymachineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA set of replacement coils on an electric motor or other device that uses wound wires to generate a magnetic field."The motor repair shop specialized in rewindings for old washing machines, giving them new life with fresh coils. "electronicsdevicemachinetechnicalenergyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading