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

TikTok, Instagram, Facebook and Reddit all feature streams of testimonials from people touting the miracle — and warning of the risks — of GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 23, 2026

This experience is likely to help WhatsApp as it seeks new revenue streams that go beyond the core advertising business of Meta, which also runs Facebook and Instagram.

From Barron's • Jun. 23, 2026

Listen to BBC Radio Nottingham on Sounds and follow BBC Nottingham on Facebook, external, on X, external, or on Instagram, external.

From BBC • Jun. 22, 2026

The jewelry designer on Sunday announced the arrival of her “perfect baby girl” in a sweet Father’s Day Instagram post celebrating fiancé and music executive Geoff Ogunlesi.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 22, 2026

I’m in a hospital bed getting good air from an oxygen mask and checking out all the love from the Plutos on my Instagram pics.

From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera