narrates

verb

present tense third-person singular of narrate
as in describes
to give an oral or written account of in some detail got a CD of the best-selling children's story that happened to be narrated by the author herself

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Recent Examples of narrates Pharrell Williams, creative director of menswear at Louis Vuitton, narrates the short film directed by Oliver Hadlee Pearch. — Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 9 July 2026 Unlike the 1960 film, where Mizuno narrates his own tragedy, Yeon and Katayama’s new Vapor is an object of mystery and dread rather than the story’s protagonist. — Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 6 July 2026 Elle narrates her Harvard submission video while wearing multiple bikinis. — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 29 June 2026 Ariana Madix serves as host while Iain Stirling narrates. — Arushi Jacob, Variety, 26 June 2026 For example, the Life of Saint Æthelwold is a tenth-century biography that narrates the holy life of an English bishop. — Literary Hub, 25 June 2026 There are guest turns from Leona Lewis and Lila Iké, while Black Panther actor Letitia Wright narrates. — Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 25 June 2026 Benji, the protagonist, who narrates from adulthood, is fifteen and determined to distinguish himself from the brother who’s always been his double. — Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 22 June 2026 Farrell, who also narrates in a soft voice, often wears a look of shy incomprehension, as if a beat behind in translating the world around him, a stranger in a strange land. — Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for narrates
  1. describes
  2. tells
  3. recounts
  4. chronicles
  5. relates
Verb
  • Loud describes herself as a democratic socialist who was formerly a social worker.
    — Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 11 July 2026
  • Besides Miami, the trial — which Nelson describes as the first of its kind in the nation — will also be conducted at several other academic health centers in the country, as well as in Israel.
    — Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 10 July 2026
Definition of describes
Verb
  • The thing is Georgia wasn’t antagonizing her (and Ariana tells her as much).
    — Tom Smyth, Vulture, 16 July 2026
  • Blake’s 7 tells the story of Roj Blake, a political dissident working against the totalitarian Federation controlling Earth and its colonies.
    — William Worrall, Space.com, 15 July 2026
Definition of tells
Verb
  • In his 1944 book Man-eaters of Kumaon, Corbett recounts how Bachelor survived after being shot through the face, succumbing to the injuries from the subsequent bullets fired at him four days later.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 July 2026
  • With humor and charm, the narrator recounts Ricky Daddy’s misadventures in love, until the narrative begins to shift in ways that cast the story in a different light.
    — The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 9 July 2026
Definition of recounts
Verb
  • The show chronicles the unbreakable but complex bond between Vance, a Las Vegas comedy legend in decline played by Jean Smart, and her socially conscious right-hand writer Ava Daniels (Hannah Einbinder).
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
  • For many years, Kirby compiled annual cookbooks featuring the group's favorite recipes from that year, creating a collection that chronicles both memorable meals and cherished friendships.
    — Christina Daves, Southern Living, 1 July 2026
Definition of chronicles
Verb
  • Eisman relates that Elon Musk plans to make money from ventures that only exit in the fictional world.
    — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 24 June 2026
  • But by then, Rockmount’s shirts were iconic, Weil relates in his third book about Western apparel and Rockmount.
    — Sandra Dallas, Denver Post, 8 June 2026
Definition of relates

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