Meaning & use
Rewound
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Wound back to an earlier point, especially a tape, film, or mechanism that had been played or unwound.
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He rewound the cassette tape to listen to his favorite song again.
She rewound the story in her mind, trying to pinpoint where things went wrong.
A note on using this word
The past tense of 'rewind,' now largely nostalgic since streaming media replaced tapes and reels that needed rewinding.
Words with a similar meaning
reversedwound back
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Words with an opposite meaning
fast-forwarded
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