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YouTube

American  
[yoo-toob, -tyoob] / ˈjuˌtub, -ˌtjub /
Trademark.
  1. a brand name for a website on which users can post, view, or share videos.


verb (used with or without object)

YouTubed, YouTubing
  1. to post, view, or share (a video) on the YouTube website.

YouTube British  
/ ˈjuːˌtjuːb /

noun

  1. a website on which subscribers can post video files

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. (tr) to post (a video file) on the YouTube website

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The video, posted on Friday, teases the release of a longer YouTube video to come on Saturday, in which Vanessa and Kai Trump will discuss breast cancer awareness and prevention, Kai wrote in the caption.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

This A24 hit, based on a YouTube series that was inspired by a viral photo of an eerily yellow room, turns nostalgia into a nightmare.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026

"I saw him on YouTube Reels... that's where I first saw him and I was like, man, he's so inspiring," Beau Matthews, 23, told AFP.

From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026

He has said he wants to help his two sons, Luke and Joshua, pursue professional careers, as well as develop his YouTube channel.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

Try searching at YouTube for "Interval song" or "ear training" to find videos that you might find helpful.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones

Before meeting on the first day of rehearsals, Blickenstaff and Hunton had Googled and YouTubed each other, so they had a sense of whom they would be harmonizing with.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 28, 2016

"I'm homeless, but I'm not here to cry," said Walter West, 62, one of many attendees who were live-streamed, blogged and YouTubed during the event.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 18, 2016

I YouTubed stuff, read a lot online, and figured out how to get the car running through trial and error.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 23, 2016

For the revolution is not only being televised, it’s being Facebooked, YouTubed, Instagrammed and tweeted, too.

From Washington Times ● Nov. 16, 2015

“I YouTubed him and saw a video and said, Wow, he’s great.”

From New York Times ● Feb. 11, 2015

Speaking to Fox Sports, Tyson said Paul - who rose to fame by posting videos online - has come "a long way from YouTubing".

From BBC ● Apr. 3, 2024

So if you have any time in the next week, do what I did and just spend time YouTubing clips of Norm and Conan, because it just doesn’t get better than that.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2021

Instagramming and YouTubing parents expose their children in ways that regularly walk the line between creativity and exploitation—and get called out for it.

From Slate ● Aug. 26, 2021

Some parents note that their children pretend to unbox toys to a nonexistent audience, and teachers report that their students often say they want to pursue YouTubing as a career.

From The Verge ● Jul. 16, 2018

“Just lie on that bed and calm down a bit. I won’t be nosy. I’m YouTubing anyway.”

From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali

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