- present participle of trend.
trending
Americanadjective
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emerging as a popular trend.
trending fashion accessories.
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widely mentioned or discussed on the internet, especially on social media websites.
trending topics on Twitter.
Etymology
Origin of trending
First recorded in 2005–10; trend ( def. ) + -ing 2 ( def. )
Example Sentences
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Still, educational prose, popular keywords, and trending topics explain just a bit of this phenomenon.
From Slate ● Aug. 28, 2026
Dish, who now works as a financial planner, says she would buy "pretty much anything that was trending" but her biggest vice was scrolling on shopping apps to pass the time.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
U.S. stocks were mixed, with the Nasdaq dragged lower by chip stocks and the Dow trending higher.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
“The committee wants evidence that inflation is trending lower — i.e. lower core inflation — to feel comfortable refraining from a rate hike,” said Bill Adams, chief economist at Comerica Bank.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026
I’m more into whatever is trending that month.
From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera
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