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

According to Sensortower and Bernstein analysis, Facebook and Instagram downloads in the U.S. were down 8% and 6%, respectively, in the in the first quarter of 2026 when compared to a year earlier.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 28, 2026

The rapper was due to play Zidler in the Broadway stage show until May 17, but announced on Instagram her last show at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre would now be May 1.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

The chicken row gained traction after a local lawmaker alluded to the $40 menu price in an exasperated Instagram post that received over 9,000 likes.

From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026

We are constantly in someone’s TikTok or Instagram feed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026

“It’s hell to get up there, but definitely worth the Instagram photo op. I really liked that photo of you in the hot dog tie,” I say.

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