1. recording events in the order they happened
Usage: present participle of chronicle

1. the act or process of recording events chronologically
Usage: gerund form

Examples

• The historian spent years chronicling the events of the war.
• She is chronicling her family’s immigration story.
• The journalist was chronicling the political campaign.
• His chronicling of daily life in the village became a bestselling book.
• The museum is dedicated to chronicling local history.
• They began chronicling their travels through photographs and journals.