[], (Noun)

Definitions:
- The action of telling a story or stories.


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English (in an earlier sense). From story + -ing

[], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- That recounts or depicts events from history or legend; that tells stories.


Phrases:

Origin:
late 18th century; earliest use found in Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772–1834), poet, critic, and philosopher. From story + -ing