Meaning & use
narrating
Telling or writing an account of a series of events, especially as a story or history.
See it in a sentence
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
Choose a synonym to suit the sentence. Meanings can overlap without being identical.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “narrating”, then compare your use with the examples above.
Your draft stays on this page and is not sent anywhere.