Instagram

American  

[in-stuh-gram] / ˈɪn stəˌgræm /

Trademark.

1. the brand name for a photo- and video-sharing application and social media platform launched in 2010.

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verb (used with object)

Instagrammed, Instagramming

1. to post (a photo or video) on the Instagram app.

   I’m Instagramming a video of the whole family enjoying the Mickey Mouse birthday cake.

   This garden is one of the sights most frequently Instagrammed by visitors to our city.

noun

1. a photo or video posted on the Instagram app.

   Oh, not another Instagram of her and her new puppy!

Other Word Forms

• Instagrammable adjective
• Instagrammed adjective
• Instagrammer noun

Example Sentences

"You have lived in strength, resolute in sharing your gifts with the world, fearlessly carving a legacy etched in wood touched by your hands," Wayne wrote in a post on Instagram.

From BBC

"I do not want to reconcile with my family," he wrote in a post to his 16.2 million Instagram followers.

From Barron's

"We exchanged messages on Instagram quite some time ago because he wasn't happy with something I said," Scholes said.

From BBC

"My wife has been consistently disrespected by my family, no matter how hard we've tried to come together as one," he wrote on Instagram on Monday.

From BBC

"Today, we lost a true maestro who will forever be remembered for his art," wrote Donatella Versace on Instagram.

From Barron's