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

Until very recently, so did the British architect Ben Pentreath, who with his husband, plantsman Charlie McCormick, transformed a parsonage garden in the Bride Valley into an Instagram sensation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

But in March, Labrinth distanced himself from the forthcoming chapter in a strongly worded Instagram post which criticised network HBO, which broadcasts Euphoria, and record label Columbia, which releases the soundtrack.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

“It’s been a memorable journey these decades with the ABC/ESPN family, but I have decided that it’s time to move on,” Jones wrote in a statement posted Friday on Instagram.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

The company started posting on a new Instagram account called “Hello Apple” soon after the launch.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

Charlise laughs, scrolling through his Instagram and tagged photos.

From "Pride" by Ibi Zoboi