narrate
Voice a story
To narrate is to tell a story or give an account of events, usually in sequence.
A narrator speaks over a documentary or audiobook, providing continuity and context: Morgan Freeman narrated the film.
In fiction, narration is the voice telling the story, whether a character or an omniscient presence.
More broadly, to narrate is simply to describe what's happening: She narrated her day to anyone who would listen.
Spoken or written narrative
- storyAccount of events
- plotStoryline or land parcel
- protagonistStory's central figure
- antagonistOne who opposes another
climax · fiction · novel · drama · epic · saga · fable · myth
African oral tradition keeper
- bardPoet of epics
- storytellerOne who recounts tales
- raconteurSkilled storyteller
- minstrelTraveling performer of songs
recitation · folklore · lore · ballad · campfire · tale-spinner · yarn · fireside
Connect or recount
- tellConvey information verbally
- describeConvey in words
- communicateExchange thoughts with others
- articulateExpress clearly, or well-spoken
express · explain · relay · impart · share · reveal · disclose · elucidate
Narrate or retally
- documentWritten or electronic file
- recordPreserved account or achievement
- chronicleOrdered historical record
- historyRecord of past events
memoir · biography · autobiography · journal · diary · annals · timeline · sequence
Overstate beyond truth
- overstateRepresent as greater
- embellishAdd decorative elements
- dramatizeDepict with heightened emotion
- yarnTwisted strand for crafts
regale · fabricate · spin · stretch · hyperbolize · colorful · tall-tale · sensationalize
Post-production sound replacement
- audio-descriptionSpoken account of visuals
- commentaryExplanatory remarks on events
- documentaryFactual film about reality
- scriptWritten words for performance
dialogue · monologue · intone · enunciate · inflection · intonation · cadence · pronunciation
tale
Spoken or written narrative
- storyAccount of events
- plotStoryline or land parcel
- protagonistStory's central figure
antagonist · climax · fiction · novel · drama · epic · saga · fable · myth · legend
griot
African oral tradition keeper
- bardPoet of epics
- storytellerOne who recounts tales
- raconteurSkilled storyteller
minstrel · recitation · folklore · lore · ballad · campfire · tale-spinner · yarn · fireside · recite
relate
Connect or recount
- tellConvey information verbally
- describeConvey in words
- communicateExchange thoughts with others
articulate · express · explain · relay · impart · share · reveal · disclose · elucidate · present
recount
Narrate or retally
- documentWritten or electronic file
- recordPreserved account or achievement
- chronicleOrdered historical record
history · memoir · biography · autobiography · journal · diary · annals · timeline · sequence · log
exaggerate
Overstate beyond truth
- overstateRepresent as greater
- embellishAdd decorative elements
- dramatizeDepict with heightened emotion
yarn · regale · fabricate · spin · stretch · hyperbolize · colorful · tall-tale · sensationalize
dubbing
Post-production sound replacement
- audio-descriptionSpoken account of visuals
- commentaryExplanatory remarks on events
- documentaryFactual film about reality
script · dialogue · monologue · intone · enunciate · inflection · intonation · cadence · pronunciation · microphone
- communication verbssay, speak, tell, talk, ask
- performingperform, sing, play, act, dance
- vocalizationsspeak, speaking, talking, whisper, shout
- writing verbsdescribe, recount, chronicle, transcribe, quote
- tall talesPaul Bunyan, Pecos Bill, John Henry, Johnny Appleseed, Davy Crockett
- communicateexpress, convey, communicate, tell, share
narrateremain silent
withhold · say nothing · keep quiet · suppress · conceal
- narrative poemStory told in verse
- personal narrativeSelf-told life account
- third-person narrationStorytelling from outside perspective
- first-person narrativesStories told as "I"
- change the narrative
- narrative arcStory's overall shape
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