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
Paxton, who provided the voice of the nurse narrating a breastfeeding tutorial video that the Mother watched in Barbarian, plays Gary's wife.
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EW.com, 8 Aug. 2025
The Hollywood Reporter shares an exclusive look at Bledel narrating the audiobook below and a clip of the reading above.
—Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 5 Aug. 2025
Although her onscreen counterpart is undeclared, Davis endorsed Harris for president in November, narrating the former Democratic vice president’s ‘Mother‘ campaign video.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 5 Apr. 2025
In 2016, Smart earned a Grammy nomination for best spoken word album after narrating Patience and Sarah.
—Dave Quinn, People.com, 10 Mar. 2025
Freeman has been linked to NASCAR in the past, given his impactful voice that was instrumental in narrating documentaries related to the sport.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 8 Mar. 2025
One challenge of narrating Chinese American history is that little is documented and what records do exist are often unreliable.
—Jane Hu, The New Yorker, 23 Jan. 2025
Chad Brown, a member of the 2007 Patriots, remembers once, as Belichick waxed poetic while narrating Giants highlights, Vrabel leaned back in one of those rocking chairs.
—Chad Graff, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025
Instead of picking anecdotes from the life of India’s only female prime minister, the film lists down major incidents from her life, more like a history teacher narrating events for the students to make notes.
—Sweta Kaushal, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
EW.com, 8 Aug. 2025
The Hollywood Reporter shares an exclusive look at Bledel narrating the audiobook below and a clip of the reading above.
—Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 5 Aug. 2025
Although her onscreen counterpart is undeclared, Davis endorsed Harris for president in November, narrating the former Democratic vice president’s ‘Mother‘ campaign video.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 5 Apr. 2025
In 2016, Smart earned a Grammy nomination for best spoken word album after narrating Patience and Sarah.
—Dave Quinn, People.com, 10 Mar. 2025
Freeman has been linked to NASCAR in the past, given his impactful voice that was instrumental in narrating documentaries related to the sport.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 8 Mar. 2025
One challenge of narrating Chinese American history is that little is documented and what records do exist are often unreliable.
—Jane Hu, The New Yorker, 23 Jan. 2025
Chad Brown, a member of the 2007 Patriots, remembers once, as Belichick waxed poetic while narrating Giants highlights, Vrabel leaned back in one of those rocking chairs.
—Chad Graff, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025
Instead of picking anecdotes from the life of India’s only female prime minister, the film lists down major incidents from her life, more like a history teacher narrating events for the students to make notes.
—Sweta Kaushal, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for narrating
Verb
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People are describing empty markets, or markets where items are just cost-prohibitive and far too expensive.—
Kaity Kline,
NPR,
18 Sep. 2025
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At first, Walters feared the chicken might not survive—describing her as lethargic and depressed.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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Don't believe what your eyes are telling you because the media is lying to you.—
Andrew Stanton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Sep. 2025
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Others include cognitive empathy (accurately understanding a patient’s situation); communication skills (asking about patients’ lives and telling them our interpretations); and altruism (mobilizing these understandings for the patient’s benefit).—
Rachel Pearson,
Harpers Magazine,
19 Sep. 2025
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These were communications between the suspect’s roommate and a friend after the shooting, where the roommate was recounting the contents of a note the suspect had left elsewhere.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Sep. 2025
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Another features audio of Kaw elder Curtis Kehkahbah recounting the rock’s history, set to video of its relocation.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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The Emmy Award-winning show quickly became a global phenomenon, chronicling the upstairs-downstairs lives of the Crawley family and their staff in the early 20th century, through World War I and into the roaring ’20s.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
12 Sep. 2025
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Jordan’s forthcoming documentary, Sustain, is slated for release in 2026, chronicling his journey while encouraging others to take action.—
Essence,
Essence,
11 Sep. 2025
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Working Within The Trade And With Private Clients Enhancing and relating the company legacy is vitally important to Amenc, who started working for Golay Fils & Stahl in 2001.—
Kyle Roderick,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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In a statement, a lawyer for Ortiz said his client’s guilty plea was highly tailored, relating only to his transactions with Pérez in the context of concert performances.—
Nancy Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Narrating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/narrating. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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