paraphrasing
nounUK /ˈpær.ə.freɪ.zɪŋ/
US /ˈper.ə.freɪ.zɪŋ/
Saying or writing something again in your own words.
Paraphrasing the story helped the students understand it better.
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2. The act of expressing someone else's ideas using different words.
Her paraphrasing of the article made it easier for kids to read.
3. A restatement of a text or passage giving the meaning in another form.
The teacher asked for a paraphrasing of the poem, not a copy.
4. In language learning, the skill of saying the same thing in a simpler way.
Paraphrasing is useful when you forget a word in a conversation.