narrating

verb

present participle of narrate
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 Two years ago, Shen Anyu, a voice actor who earns a living from narrating news commentaries and other short programs, began noticing an alarming number of videos on social-media platforms that seemed to feature his voice without his permission. — Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 19 Sep. 2026 Once roles are introduced to the game, the players make a comedy meal out of loudly fake narrating what Sam is doing while they’re blindfolded. — Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2026 Octavia Spencer also took home her first Emmy for narrating Lost Women of Alaska, and The Traitors‘ Alan Cumming extended his winning streak for best reality tv host. — HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2026 As All In Goes Over Curfew Will Ospreay had the best entrance of the night, with his mum narrating his journey to the top of AEW. — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026 Anedda’s capacity to turn perspectives around by narrating unwritten angles in the same story is her most characteristic gift. — Wallis Wilde-Menozzi, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2026 Jessica Hepburn, 44, started narrating audiobooks in 2019 from her $250 home studio set up in Fort Wayne, Ind. — Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026 Like with Channel Orange, Ocean is narrating life from 10,000 feet up, able to communicate pain and lust and longing with a kind of precision that, if nothing else, should prove how singular the human spirit truly is. — Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 20 Aug. 2026 Spencer is Emmy-nominated for narrating the true crime Lost Women docuseries, which gives voice to murdered and disregarded women. — Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 16 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for narrating
  1. describing
  2. telling
  3. recounting
  4. chronicling
  5. relating
Verb
  • After describing a recent experience of hers involving day-old Lebanese kibbeh nayyeh, Modica laughs.
    — Emma Specter, Vogue, 26 Sep. 2026
  • After our investigation, my colleagues and I published a paper describing the anthrax cases from contaminated mail.
    — Daniel Jernigan, STAT, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of describing
Verb
  • Now, sources are telling royal insider Rob Shuter that even his late mother’s friends and family are keeping their distance.
    — Allison DeGrushe, StyleCaster, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Its forecast for the current quarter was also disappointing, with the CEO telling analysts houses are less affordable and there are fewer qualified buyers with 30-year mortgages hitting 7%.
    — Alex Crippen, CNBC, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of telling
Verb
  • Ironically, Draper’s piece shows a note of hope in its final pages in recounting how a bipartisan housing bill passed both chambers after much back and forth bargaining and compromises.
    — Don Wolfensberger, Washington Post, 1 Oct. 2026
  • For Wilner-Deering, sharing the testimony matters partly because repeatedly recounting trauma can exact a heavy toll.
    — Michelle F. Solomon, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of recounting
Verb
  • The bookshelf in our king-bedroom suite featured a variety of titles - from coffee table books chronicling early twentieth-century Miami to art history books to beachy novels.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Both have over 100,000 social media followers, amassed by chronicling their high-society lifestyle and their beauty.
    — Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of chronicling
Verb
  • The incentive would allow a 35% to 50% credit on qualified expenses relating specifically to post-production in California.
    — Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Relationship science draws a useful line here between two ways of relating.
    — Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of relating

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“Narrating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/narrating. Accessed 4 Oct. 2026.

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