narration Definition

narrate
verb, tr & intr narrated, narrating

1. To tell (a story); to relate.

Thesaurus: recite, describe, recount, delineate, portray, chronicle, relate, report, set forth, tell, unfold, spin a yarn, spin a tale.
2. To give a running commentary on (a film, etc).

Derivative: narratable
adj

Derivative: narration

The act or process of telling something.
Thesaurus: description, account, explanation, telling, storytelling, recital.

A continuous story or account.

Derivative: narrator
noun

Someone who tells a story or narrative.
Thesaurus: relater, storyteller, teller of tales, reciter, raconteur, bard, annalist, chronicler, commentator.

Derivative: narratory
adj

Etymology: 17c: from Latin narrare, narratum to relate.