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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
With his eldest son, PJ, narrating and co-starring, Rose and his team, in conjunction with Adidas, crafted a touching salute to the people and places in Chicago that made him.
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Darnell Mayberry, The Athletic, 4 Jan. 2025
Hanks takes on narrating duties for this expansive docuseries that shows the beauty of nature spanning the most remote parts of both North and South America.
—Lucy Ford, TIME, 20 Dec. 2024
Isabel May provides the connective link between the prequels, starring as Elsa Dutton in 1883 and narrating 1923 as the same character.
—EW.com, 16 Dec. 2024
Still, the demented descent into the cast collectively narrating Rock’s Simpsons fan-fiction is epically nonsensical.
—Joe Berkowitz, Vulture, 15 Dec. 2024
As the rhythm thrums, Xavi and JOP lay out lyrical dominance and tales of empire, narrating a journey fuelled by non-believers turned to staunch supporters.
—Griselda Flores, Billboard, 6 Dec. 2024
The real Attenborough is currently narrating the seven-part BBC series Asia, which explores nature on Earth’s largest continent.
—Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 18 Nov. 2024
And why would Keith David — of Jazz, The War and more — be narrating a documentary about Leonardo da Vinci?
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Nov. 2024
The mid-film reveal of just who has been narrating the movie until this point, and what her relationship to Pincochet is, is one of the best turns in recent vampire fiction.
—James Grebey, TIME, 18 Oct. 2024
Darnell Mayberry, The Athletic, 4 Jan. 2025
Hanks takes on narrating duties for this expansive docuseries that shows the beauty of nature spanning the most remote parts of both North and South America.
—Lucy Ford, TIME, 20 Dec. 2024
Isabel May provides the connective link between the prequels, starring as Elsa Dutton in 1883 and narrating 1923 as the same character.
—EW.com, 16 Dec. 2024
Still, the demented descent into the cast collectively narrating Rock’s Simpsons fan-fiction is epically nonsensical.
—Joe Berkowitz, Vulture, 15 Dec. 2024
As the rhythm thrums, Xavi and JOP lay out lyrical dominance and tales of empire, narrating a journey fuelled by non-believers turned to staunch supporters.
—Griselda Flores, Billboard, 6 Dec. 2024
The real Attenborough is currently narrating the seven-part BBC series Asia, which explores nature on Earth’s largest continent.
—Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 18 Nov. 2024
And why would Keith David — of Jazz, The War and more — be narrating a documentary about Leonardo da Vinci?
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Nov. 2024
The mid-film reveal of just who has been narrating the movie until this point, and what her relationship to Pincochet is, is one of the best turns in recent vampire fiction.
—James Grebey, TIME, 18 Oct. 2024
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“Narrating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/narrating. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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