running commentary

noun

1. a continuous spoken description of an event while it is happening

Example Sentences

The Beverly Hills Police were smart to avoid providing running commentary, in theory a bad PR move.

From The Daily Beast

The mental voice carries on a running commentary on the manner of production of all the voices to which this music-lover listens.

From Project Gutenberg

Let us consider first the running commentary on the throat action, mentally carried on by the listener.

From Project Gutenberg

A sort of running commentary would have given greater vivacity to the numerous extracts.

From Project Gutenberg

In their long-drawn country tones they kept up a running commentary, Oo—how white she is!

From Project Gutenberg

But here a new feature introduced itself into the running commentary of his dreams.

From Project Gutenberg