narrative

Pluralnarratives

1. 1
   nouncountable or uncountable

   The content of a story: everything that actually gets told.

   Like the story a movie tells you while you watch it.

   The narrative jumps between past and present without warning.

   She found the narrative hard to follow at first.

   Similarstory, plot, storyline

2. 2
   nouncountable

   A version of events told in a way that pushes one point of view.

   Like two people telling the same fight story so each one looks like the good guy.

   Each side pushed its own narrative about who started the fight.

   The ad built a narrative that made the company look caring.

   Similarstory, version, account, spin

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3. 3
   nouncountable

   The act of telling about events in order, one after another.

   Like telling what happened step by step, from start to finish.

   Her narrative of the long journey kept everyone listening.

   The witness gave a clear narrative of what happened that night.

   Similaraccount, story, chronicle, report, description

4. 4
   nouncountable or uncountable

   The way a story is told in a book, film, or other work.

   Like the path a story takes as it unfolds from page to page.

   The film's narrative shifts between two timelines.

   This novel has a slow narrative but a strong ending.

   Similarstorytelling

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5. 5
   adjective

   Telling a story rather than just listing facts or describing things.

   Like a song that tells a story instead of just saying how someone feels.

   The teacher praised the narrative style of her short essay.

   Narrative poems tell a story instead of just describing a mood.

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6. 6
   adjective

   Having to do with the way a story is told.

   We studied the narrative techniques used in old folktales.

   The class looked closely at the narrative choices the author made.

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7. 7
   adjective

   Talking far too much and liking to keep talking.

   Her narrative uncle talked all through dinner and never let anyone else speak.

   Grandpa is so narrative that a quick phone call with him can last an hour.

   Similartalkative, garrulous, loquacious, chatty, voluble

   Oppositetaciturn, reticent, laconic

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