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 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 Say what needs to change, keep the fix specific, and protect your energy before resentment starts narrating the whole situation. — Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 Aug. 2026 Lestat may have been narrating his failures this past season, but the series is celebrating its accomplishments as executive producer Mark Johnson announced a season-four renewal. — Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 24 July 2026 New Girl cast member Nelson Franklin is narrating a portion of the audiobook, in excerpts also shared by THR below. — Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 21 July 2026 The story is told in two interwoven timelines, with Cecilia narrating her current reality in the first-person point of view, and the past intrigue of what occurred between the women in Mexico told in the third person. — Samantha Dunn, Oc Register, 20 July 2026 But there’s a difference between narrating crime scenes at a remove and wrestling with the lingering morality of it all. — Dylan Green, Pitchfork, 17 July 2026 Pattinson will play Antinous, son of Eupeithes, and his voice can be heard narrating the teaser, per Variety. — Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 17 July 2026 Connecticut Ballet founder Brett Raphael will be present at all the shows, introducing or narrating the pieces. — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 11 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for narrating
  1. describing
  2. telling
  3. recounting
  4. chronicling
  5. relating
Verb
  • Without that foundation, the math Dimon and Scaramucci are describing simply does not hold in the American context.
    — Dan Schawbel, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Prosecutors read records from the facility describing Clancy’s largely routine actions on her children’s birthdays and the anniversaries of the killings.
    — Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of describing
Verb
  • Florian Maurice, the former Rennes technical director, is telling a story about Jeremy Jacquet and how the Frenchman was destined for the top.
    — Gregg Evans, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Or, at least, for the first time since the start of the war, some analysts on Wall Street might at least be willing to consider that the administration may be telling the truth about the state of the oil market.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of telling
Verb
  • As the recording played, with Davis recounting seeing the ambulance that was carrying the rapper, Shakur’s sister clenched her left hand against her mouth.
    — Taylor Romine, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Players entered the home locker room after practice, drenched and recounting the biggest moments of the day with fist bumps and high fives littering the room.
    — Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of recounting
Verb
  • Our pages became the hub for chronicling these innovations—tens of thousands of them, from the sewing machine to the airplane.
    — Jeanna Bryner, Scientific American, 18 Aug. 2026
  • This year, Rick and Morty — a comedy chronicling the dimension-hopping misadventures of a cynical genius scientist and his anxious teenage grandson — scored its fifth Emmy nomination for Outstanding Animated Program.
    — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of chronicling
Verb
  • Relationship science draws a useful line here between two ways of relating.
    — Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Presenting one idea, and then relating it back to something political.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 30 July 2026
Definition of relating

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