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trending

[ tren-ding ]
/ ˈtrɛn dɪŋ /
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adjective

emerging as a popular trend: trending fashion accessories.
widely mentioned or discussed on the Internet, especially on social media websites: trending topics on Twitter.

Nearby words

trend, trendelenburg position, trendelenburg's sign, trendelenburg's test, trendify, trending, trendline, trendsetter, trendsetting, trendy, trengganu

Origin of trending

trend + -ing2

Definition for trending (2 of 2)

trend

[ trend ]
/ trɛnd /

noun

verb (used without object)

Origin of trend

before 1000; Middle English trenden “to turn, roll,” Old English trendan; akin to Old English trinde “ball,” Dutch trent “circumference,” Swedish trind “round.” See trindle, trundle

Related forms

coun·ter·trend, nounsub·trend, noun

Synonym study

1. See tendency.
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British Dictionary definitions for trending

trend

/ (trɛnd) /

noun

general tendency or direction
fashion; mode

verb (intr)

to take a certain trend

Word Origin for trend

Old English trendan to turn; related to Middle Low German trenden
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