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

Krofft died in his sleep on Friday at the home of his friend and business partner Kelly Killian, she announced on Instagram.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

Offset posted on Instagram after his set pictures and videos of the performance with the caption "REAL LOVE".

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

Saturday's limited sale followed days of teasing the release online on a newly-created Cockroaches Instagram page and website and, in London at least, through posters featuring a QR code linking back to the website.

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026

“The only way people found out that Barron Trump was going was through Eric Trump’s Instagram Story,” the Minneapolis resident said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

Charlise laughs, scrolling through his Instagram and tagged photos.

From "Pride" by Ibi Zoboi