narrating

ˈnærətɪŋ

Definition

Definition of narrating - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

storytellingtelling a story or describing events in speech or writing

Narrating is important in documentaries and audiobooks.

Adjective

media voiceovergiving an account, describing events, or adding explanation

A narrating voice guides viewers through the documentary.

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Origin of narrating

Latin, narrare (to tell)

Terms with narrating included in their meaning

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storytelling

telling stories

narrating stories or tales to entertain or inform others

reciting

adj.

storytelling

narrating or reading aloud

internal monologue

psychology

person's inner voice narrating their thoughts

telling

narration

act of narrating or recounting

Examples of narrating in a sentence

The teacher graded our narrating of the field trip in the final paragraph.
The narrating character frequently breaks the fourth wall.
A softly narrating commentator explains each step of the experiment.

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French:récit, narratif, ...
German:Erzählen, erzählend, ...
Italian:narrazione, narrante, ...
Spanish:narración, narrador, ...
Portuguese:narração, narrador, ...
Chinese:叙述, 叙述性的, ...
Japanese:ナレーション, 語りの, ...
Arabic:سَرْد, سَارِد, ...
Hebrew:קְרַיְּנוּת, מְקַרְיֵן, ...
Russian:повествование, дающий повествование, ...
Ukrainian:оповідь, оповідний, ...
Hindi:वर्णन, वर्णनकारी, ...
Bengali:বর্ণনা, বর্ণনাকারী, ...
Catalan:narració, narrador, ...
Czech:vyprávění, komentující, ...
Danish:fortælling, fortællende, ...
Dutch:vertellen, vertellend, ...
Greek:αφήγηση, αφηγηματικός, ...
Hungarian:narráció, narráló, ...
Khmer:ការនិទានរឿង, រៀបរាប់, ...
Korean:이야기하기, 해설하는, ...
Persian:روایت, روایتگر, ...
Polish:narracja, narrujący, ...
Portuguese (BR):narração, narrador, ...
Romanian:narațiune, narativ, ...
Swedish:berättande, kommenterande, ...
Thai:การบรรยายเรื่องราว, บรรยาย, ...
Turkish:anlatım, anlatıcı, ...
Vietnamese:sự tường thuật, thuyết minh, ...

narrate

nəˈreɪt

Definition of narrate - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr./intr.

storytellingrelate a story or events in speech or writing

She will narrate the entire book for the audience.

recount

tell

mediaprovide spoken commentary for a film or broadcast

He narrated the documentary about ancient civilizations.

commentate

narration

voice-over

detailed account

Rare

give a detailed account of something

Rare

He narrated the events of the day to his friends.

describe

recount

relate

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Origin of narrate

Latin, narrare (to tell)

Examples of narrate in a sentence

He loves to narrate his travel adventures to friends.
She was hired to narrate the travel show.
The actor will narrate the new audiobook.
She narrated the story with great emotion.
The guide narrated the history of the castle.

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French:raconter, commenter, ...
German:erzählen, kommentieren, ...
Italian:narrare, commentare, ...
Spanish:narrar, comentar, ...
Portuguese:narrar, ...
Chinese:讲述, 解说, ...
Japanese:語る, ナレーションする, ...
Arabic:رَوَى, عَلَّقَ, ...
Hebrew:לְסַפֵּר, לְקַרְיֵין, ...
Russian:рассказывать, озвучивать, ...
Ukrainian:розповісти, озвучувати, ...
Hindi:सुनाना, वाचन करना, ...
Bengali:বর্ণনা করা, ভাষ্য দেওয়া, ...
Catalan:narrar, locutar, ...
Czech:vyprávět, komentovat, ...
Danish:fortælle, speakerrøste, ...
Dutch:vertellen, narreren, ...
Greek:αφηγούμαι, περιγράφω, ...
Hungarian:elbeszélni, kommentálni, ...
Khmer:និទាន, អធិប្បាយដោយសំឡេង, ...
Korean:낭독하다, 해설하다, ...
Persian:روایت کردن, گفتار متن گفتن, ...
Polish:opowiadać, komentować, ...
Portuguese (BR):narrar, ...
Romanian:a nara, a narare, ...
Swedish:berätta, ...
Thai:เล่าเรื่อง, พากย์บรรยาย, ...
Turkish:anlatmak, seslendirmek, ...
Vietnamese:kể lại, thuyết minh, ...

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