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

In a video posted Sunday to Instagram, a woman is seen approaching the food worker, identified by her family as Arabelia Martinez, at her hot dog cart at Figueroa and 7th streets.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 24, 2026

"You are basically telling me that if you live in a certain postcode, you're not as important," the singer said on Instagram, external.

From BBC • Jun. 24, 2026

Shaving off hair is a proactive, empowering move, added James, 35, who lives in Plymouth, U.K., and has more than 300,000 followers across YouTube and Instagram.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 24, 2026

At the time, Hilton shared the devastating news on Instagram, revealing that she had been watching live news coverage when she saw the horrifying flames consume her own house.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 24, 2026

On a bench with Harriett in the middle, we lean in as she scrolls through Mr. Hayes’s Instagram profile.

From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera