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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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But when I ask her if she would ever invite the new Prime Minister, Andy Burnham, on to her wildly popular YouTube series, she doesn't skip a beat.

From BBC Jul. 29, 2026

It notched a win this month after the teenage plaintiff in another case dropped his suit without receiving any payment from Meta, after settling with co-defendants YouTube, Snap and TikTok.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 28, 2026

NBCUniversal and YouTube on Monday announced the multi-year partnership.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 27, 2026

The deal will give YouTube, owned by Google, a bevy of sports, including NFL football, NBA basketball, soccer and Major League Baseball.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 27, 2026

“My video on YouTube? I didn’t know I had a video on YouTube.”

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti

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

Or does he go it alone as a YouTubing content creator, who plays only majors to keep competitive juices flowing?

From BBC Apr. 30, 2026

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

It was never overwhelmed by my legions of Chrome tabs, apps, and occasional Spotify, YouTubing, and Zoom calls overtop — no slowdowns or delays.

From The Verge Nov. 4, 2020

So I started Googling him and YouTubing him and just seeing all the things he did in the game and how he changed the game as a big-hitting, fast, athletic safety.

From Seattle Times Aug. 4, 2017

“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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