running commentary
Continuous spoken description
A running commentary is a continuous spoken account of events as they happen, originally from sports broadcasting where commentators describe action in real time.
The phrase extends to any ongoing narration or observation: He provided a running commentary on the other guests as they arrived.
Often used critically for unwanted remarks: I don't need your running commentary on my driving.
Verbal account delivery
- descriptionAccount of characteristics
- reportingConveying documented information
- updateNew version or information
- summaryCondensed account of essentials
explanation · clarification · details · exposition · disclosure · presentation · coverage · account
Real-time event narration
- sportscasterBroadcasts athletic events
- announcerOne who introduces programs
- narrationVerbal account delivery
- blow-by-blowExhaustively detailed account
live · sideline · broadcast · voiceover · telecast · streaming · replay · highlight
Detailed evaluative analysis
- analysisMethodical study of parts
- interpretationAssigned meaning
- observationAttentive watching or remark
- assessmentFormal evaluation of worth
evaluation · perspective · examination · annotation · dissection · scrutiny · appraisal · judgment
Light, rapid speech
- interruptionBreak in continuity
- interferenceUnwelcome involvement in affairs
- intrusiveInvading others' privacy
- incessantNever pausing or stopping
rambling · tangential · overbearing · nonstop · unsolicited · backseat · heckling · peanut gallery
Quick to understand
- astuteMentally sharp, discerning
- incisiveSharply analytical
- penetratingPassing into or through
- enlighteningProviding new understanding
observant · discerning · thoughtful · shrewd · nuanced · illuminating
narration
Verbal account delivery
- descriptionAccount of characteristics
- reportingConveying documented information
- updateNew version or information
summary · explanation · clarification · details · exposition · disclosure · presentation · coverage · account · recap
play-by-play
Real-time event narration
- sportscasterBroadcasts athletic events
- announcerOne who introduces programs
- narrationVerbal account delivery
blow-by-blow · live · sideline · broadcast · voiceover · telecast · streaming · replay · highlight · coverage
critique
Detailed evaluative analysis
- analysisMethodical study of parts
- interpretationAssigned meaning
- observationAttentive watching or remark
assessment · evaluation · perspective · examination · annotation · dissection · scrutiny · appraisal · judgment · explanation
chatter
Light, rapid speech
- interruptionBreak in continuity
- interferenceUnwelcome involvement in affairs
- intrusiveInvading others' privacy
incessant · rambling · tangential · overbearing · nonstop · unsolicited · backseat · heckling · peanut gallery
perceptive
Quick to understand
- astuteMentally sharp, discerning
- incisiveSharply analytical
- penetratingPassing into or through
enlightening · observant · discerning · thoughtful · shrewd · nuanced · illuminating
- expressions for speaking rashlyfoot in mouth, speak too soon, blurt out, speak out of turn, let slip
- inner thoughtsinner monologue, inner voice, self-talk, internal dialogue, thoughts
running commentarysummary
Condensed account of essentials
recap · retrospective · post-mortem · after-action report · debrief
running, commentary, runner, runners, runny, comment, comments, commented, commenting