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

Prabowo said on Instagram that Indonesians "strongly condemn every heinous act that undermines peace and causes the deaths of our nation's soldiers".

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

And the company’s recent courtroom losses raise the possibility of the Facebook and Instagram parent facing big legal charges down the road.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

Former “Summer House” star Paige DeSorbo, a close friend to Miller and Batula, shared on her cat’s Instagram an edited photo of three cats with the caption “Karma is a cat.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

“My strongest quality is having millions and millions of followers,” she says of her 3.1 million Instagram followers.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

The community loves it; readers have even found me and Samantha on Instagram to tell us.

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