Meaning & use

narrating

verb·Academic

Telling or writing an account of a series of events, especially as a story or history.

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The elderly sailor spent the evening narrating his adventures across the Pacific.

A calm voice was narrating the documentary while striking images filled the screen.

A note on using this word

Narrating is the present participle of "narrate" and usually follows "be," as in "is narrating," or acts as a gerund, as in "skilled at narrating."

Words with a similar meaning

recountingrelating

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