Recounting and Tale

Recounting

Recounting noun - An act of narration.
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Synonyms for Recounting

Tale and recounting are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Tale" instead a noun "Recounting".

Nearby Words: recount, recounted

Tale

Tale noun - A rumor or report of a personal or sensational nature.

Recounting and tale are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Recounting" instead a noun "Tale".

Both words in one sentence

  • Evil Has a Bad Sense of Humor One scene has one of Gregor's underlings recounting a particularly nasty story about the rape of a young girl, causing everyone to laugh at the hilarious tale.
  • One of them is convinced that the barbers are vampires, while his friend (the narrator who is recounting this tale from his youth to a barber) thinks he's nuts.
  • Pym died before he finished recounting his tale to Poe, and the last few chapters were lost with him.
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