Synonyms of recounting

recounting

verb

present participle of recount

as in describing

to give an oral or written account of in some detail

a novel that recounted an American soldier's adventures among the samurai warriors of 19th-century Japan

Synonyms & Similar Words

• describing
• telling
• chronicling
• narrating
• relating
• reporting
• reciting
• detailing
• depicting
• charting
• setting forth
• rehearsing
• voicing
• stating
• revealing
• disclosing
• uttering
• enumerating
• expressing
• delivering
• giving
• exposing
• divulging
• itemizing
• rendering
• baring
• particularizing
• delineating
• sketching
• reeling off
• letting on (about)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of recounting

Still, a couple of other moments from that January night are worth recounting one last time before the Bears charge into this season. — Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026

Some of the former models, like Holly Hallstrom and Kathleen Bradley, participated in the documentary, recounting some of their negative experiences being sexualized on the show. — Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2026

Davis has been the star witness for Nevada prosecutors, who devoted large portions of their case to simply recounting things the murder suspect has said about the 1996 killing of the rap star during a drive-by shooting just off the Las Vegas Strip. — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026

Clancy then began taking Zoloft, prompting immediate difficulty, Heilbrun said, recounting the symptoms and treatments in the lead-up to the death of Clancy's children months later in January 2023. — Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 24 Aug. 2026

Bianco began recounting the vote using sheriff’s officials under the supervision of a special master appointed by a court but suspended it days later, citing mounting legal challenges from the state attorney general and a voting rights group. — ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026

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

The victim was on the phone with her sister, recounting the run-in with her ex’s relatives, when the shots rang out, the chief said. — Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 20 Aug. 2026

Finding meaning in stories recounting American history, field trips to local sites of the Till narrative — Roberts Temple Church of God in Christ in Bronzeville, where Till’s homegoing was held — were among the activities. — Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026