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

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

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

The Washington’s deployment comes as reports have emerged in recent months recounting worsening living conditions, mental health concerns, and supply shortages on board the Lincoln. — Connor Greene, Time, 14 Aug. 2026

The Charlie’s Angels star then joined the woman in the studio audience, giving her a tearful hug and sitting next to her before recounting the story of their initial meeting. — Clare Fisher, PEOPLE, 13 Aug. 2026

Isbell’s lyrics unfold in that long, leisurely way that the hottest months of the year do, recounting unhurried gatherings of friends and family. — Casey Cep, New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2026

Christopher Clancy, the grandfather of Lindsay Clancy's three children, also testified in court Thursday, recounting how happy his daughter-in-law had appeared in December 2022, just weeks before the killings. — Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026