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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
Although her onscreen counterpart is undeclared, Davis endorsed Harris for president in November, narrating the former Democratic vice president’s ‘Mother‘ campaign video.
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Glenn Garner, Deadline, 5 Apr. 2025
Zooming with Taylor led to Jennifer Aniston narrating the film as Melody’s inner voice.
—Fred Topel, 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
Back After This also presented new challenges for Holmes, like the experience of narrating her own audiobook, which the author notes is different from podcasting.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 25 Feb. 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
Glenn Garner, Deadline, 5 Apr. 2025
Zooming with Taylor led to Jennifer Aniston narrating the film as Melody’s inner voice.
—Fred Topel, 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
Back After This also presented new challenges for Holmes, like the experience of narrating her own audiobook, which the author notes is different from podcasting.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 25 Feb. 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
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“Narrating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/narrating. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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