as in describing
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 narrating
Attenborough earned the Daytime Emmy award for outstanding daytime personality (non-daily) — for his hosting and narrating the Netflix show .
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Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2025
Cultures around the world have ancient traditions of narrating events, sometimes gruesome, through song.
—John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
Told in the voices of ordinary men and women narrating their experiences, the books address landmark events including the invasion of Afghanistan and the Chernobyl nuclear disaster.
—New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
Wearing nitrile gloves, hair tied back with a neckerchief and a long braid dangling over the shoulder of a tank top, Anya presents every find for Ray, Judy, Michael, and Stephanie to inspect, narrating the story that each bone tells.
—Ted Katauskas, Outside, 23 Sep. 2025
The Balmain brand name has endured modernity for almost two decades under creative director Olivier Rousteing, seldom narrating its over three-quarters-century legacy.
—Cassell Ferere, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Paxton, who provided the voice of the nurse narrating a breastfeeding tutorial video that the Mother watched in Barbarian, plays Gary's wife.
—EW.com, 8 Aug. 2025
The Hollywood Reporter shares an exclusive look at Bledel narrating the audiobook below and a clip of the reading above.
—Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 5 Aug. 2025
Although her onscreen counterpart is undeclared, Davis endorsed Harris for president in November, narrating the former Democratic vice president’s ‘Mother‘ campaign video.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 5 Apr. 2025
Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2025
Cultures around the world have ancient traditions of narrating events, sometimes gruesome, through song.
—John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
Told in the voices of ordinary men and women narrating their experiences, the books address landmark events including the invasion of Afghanistan and the Chernobyl nuclear disaster.
—New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
Wearing nitrile gloves, hair tied back with a neckerchief and a long braid dangling over the shoulder of a tank top, Anya presents every find for Ray, Judy, Michael, and Stephanie to inspect, narrating the story that each bone tells.
—Ted Katauskas, Outside, 23 Sep. 2025
The Balmain brand name has endured modernity for almost two decades under creative director Olivier Rousteing, seldom narrating its over three-quarters-century legacy.
—Cassell Ferere, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Paxton, who provided the voice of the nurse narrating a breastfeeding tutorial video that the Mother watched in Barbarian, plays Gary's wife.
—EW.com, 8 Aug. 2025
The Hollywood Reporter shares an exclusive look at Bledel narrating the audiobook below and a clip of the reading above.
—Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 5 Aug. 2025
Although her onscreen counterpart is undeclared, Davis endorsed Harris for president in November, narrating the former Democratic vice president’s ‘Mother‘ campaign video.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 5 Apr. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for narrating
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Mamdani has also been criticized for describing himself as a Democratic Socialist and pushing for government run grocery stores and free buses.—
Jenni Fink,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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Court records obtained by KOCO include several emotional victim impact statements describing lasting fear and trauma.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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There is no telling how long the restrictions might last or how much worse delays will get as Congress remains at a logjam.—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
7 Nov. 2025
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Beatty emphasizes that the key to creating the show was telling a clear story in a short format.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
7 Nov. 2025
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Zwerner testified during the trial, which began in late October, recounting the moment she was shot.—
Meredith Deliso,
ABC News,
6 Nov. 2025
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Food Network star Tobias Dorzon is recounting the night he was shot 11 times during an armed robbery.—
Christina Dugan Ramirez,
FOXNews.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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This will be followed by Maltin interviewing New Orleans resident Bruce Spizer, who has written more than a dozen authoritative books chronicling The Beatles.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Nov. 2025
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Both had spent years chronicling immigrants' movements north.—
Daniel Gonzalez,
AZCentral.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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On expedition, the hunter who joined me on polar bear watch was relating a story from his grandfather who told him the telling sign of narwhal appearance.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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The song, which is the second track on the album, makes several references and nods to some of Taylor's famous life, while also seemingly relating them to Swift.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
4 Oct. 2025
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“Narrating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/narrating. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.
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