running commentary

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noun

a continuous spoken description of an event while it is happening

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His boss, whom he admires, is waiting to meet with him about the big project.

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Words nearby running commentary

running back, running belay, running board, running bond, running broad jump, running commentary, running dog, running English, running fix, running foot, running gaff

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How to use running commentary in a sentence

The Beverly Hills Police were smart to avoid providing running commentary, in theory a bad PR move.
How a Publicist's Death Became a PR Nightmare|Eric Dezenhall|December 10, 2010|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.
The Psychology of Singing|David C. Taylor
Let us consider first the running commentary on the throat action, mentally carried on by the listener.
The Psychology of Singing|David C. Taylor
A sort of running commentary would have given greater vivacity to the numerous extracts.
The Knickerbocker, or New-York Monthly Magazine, May 1844|Various

In their long-drawn country tones they kept up a running commentary, Oo—how white she is!
A Journal from Japan|Marie Carmichael Stopes
But here a new feature introduced itself into the running commentary of his dreams.
Grif|B. L. (Benjamin Leopold) Farjeon