narration

noun

nar·​ra·​tion na-ˈrā-shən 

nə-

1

: the act or process or an instance of narrating

2

: story, narrative

narrational

na-ˈrā-sh(ə-)nəl 

nə-

adjective

Synonyms of narration

• commentary
• story
• chronology
• history
• report
• narrative
• account
• record

Examples of narration in a Sentence

The novel uses first-person narration.

They got a famous actor to do the narration for the documentary.

an actor who does narrations for documentaries

Recent Examples on the Web

Again, his narration for the eight-part series, which used captivating cinematography and told dramatic stories of animals traversing the natural world, won an Emmy. —Amarachi Orie, CNN Money, 8 May 2026

Throughout his career, he's traveled inside countless homes through his kind on-camera presence and voice narration. —Greta Cross, USA Today, 8 May 2026

Also on Friday evening, the BBC revealed that Attenborough will provide the narration for the upcoming Blue Planet III, a series of six hourlong episodes for BBC One, iPlayer and BBC America from the BBC Studios Natural History Unit, set to premiere this fall. —Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 8 May 2026

Written in third person narration, the novel follows a linear chronology of events. —Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for narration

• ablation
• aeration
• bination
• carnation
• cassation
• castration
• causation
• centration
• cessation
• cetacean
• chelation
• citation

Kids Definition

narration

noun

nar·​ra·​tion na-ˈrā-shən 

nə-

1

: the act or process or an instance of telling a story

2

: story entry 1 sense 1a, narrative

narrational

-shnəl 

-shən-ᵊl

adjective