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

• Instagrammer
  noun
• Instagrammable
  adjective
• Instagrammed
  adjective

Example Sentences

The gym also announced on its Instagram Story that Ohashi would compete Saturday at the American Classic event in Minneapolis.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 24, 2026

Sharing a statement on her Instagram Story, she said that production have had to stop and clear crowds from shots, which "breaks the crew's focus".

From BBC • May 6, 2026

“Just to let everyone know, I will not be attending prom,” Scobell, who plays the titular demigod in the Disney+ series, wrote in a message posted to his Instagram Story.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

The singer shared an image of her Joan of Arc inspired skin to her Instagram Story and said: "I got my own fortnite skin!! Out Thursday wowowow".

From BBC • Feb. 4, 2026

I tap on Camila’s Instagram Story, watching for the millionth time as she waves happily to the camera from a kayak, holding the phone over her head to show Mya paddling frantically behind her.

From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott