narrated; narrating
: to tell (a story) in detail
The children enjoyed the lively manner with which she narrated her life's story.
also
: to provide spoken commentary for (something, such as a movie or television show)
The documentary is narrated by a famous actor.
Examples of narrate in a Sentence
The author narrates her story in great detail.
a documentary narrated by a famous actor
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Among that group was Agnieszka Holland’s latest film, Franz, a co-production of the Czech Republic, Germany, and Poland that narrates the life of the writer Franz Kafka from his birth to his death.
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Zac Ntim, Deadline, 29 July 2025
Libidinal hip-hop has vanished from the charts, now the province of artists who narrate their mental health struggles rather than their superhuman urges or tastes.
—Armin Rosen, The Washington Examiner, 25 July 2025
Dexter narrating his inner thoughts has been an aspect of the show from the beginning, and it’s functioned as the series’s most straightforward attempt at humor.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 25 July 2025
Perhaps this is a limitation of personal writing, which narrates from the retrospective perch of self-knowledge, whereas fiction and poetry grant the writer a wider berth to suspend herself (and her characters) in inquiry.
—Terry Nguyen
july 23, Literary Hub, 23 July 2025
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Zac Ntim, Deadline, 29 July 2025
Libidinal hip-hop has vanished from the charts, now the province of artists who narrate their mental health struggles rather than their superhuman urges or tastes.
—Armin Rosen, The Washington Examiner, 25 July 2025
Dexter narrating his inner thoughts has been an aspect of the show from the beginning, and it’s functioned as the series’s most straightforward attempt at humor.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 25 July 2025
Perhaps this is a limitation of personal writing, which narrates from the retrospective perch of self-knowledge, whereas fiction and poetry grant the writer a wider berth to suspend herself (and her characters) in inquiry.
—Terry Nguyen
july 23, Literary Hub, 23 July 2025
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“Narrate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/narrate. Accessed 3 Aug. 2025.
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narrate
verb
nar·rate
ˈna(ə)r-ˌāt 
na-ˈrāt
na-ˈrāt
narrated; narrating
: relate sense 1, tell
narrate a story
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