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

Choosing depth over volume also matters: one carefully reported long-form article will inform you better than bursts of random, unreliable and emotionally loaded posts on Instagram.

From Science Daily • Jun. 16, 2026

BBC News Magyarul will be available on the website, Facebook and Instagram.

From BBC • Jun. 15, 2026

It may not be great for Meta if Facebook and Instagram can’t win users early, but a blanket ban won’t help Meta’s rivals either, Walmsley said.

From Barron's • Jun. 15, 2026

The next day, he posted a video on Instagram that shows him doing just that.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 15, 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