- present participle of trend.
trending
Americanadjective
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emerging as a popular trend.
trending fashion accessories.
-
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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Overall totals are trending a little lower, but there is still a fair amount of uncertainty in the exact storm track, so we have a 20% chance for double or half these amounts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026
Jay Ritter, director of the IPO Initiative at the University of Florida’s Warrington College of Business, told MarketWatch that roadshows have been trending shorter because many potential investors have already seen “testing-the-waters” or fundraising presentations.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026
Already trending upwards over the past two campaigns, there has been a genuine goals boom in this year's competition.
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026
"My intuition is that it probably is as bad. If you look at the sheer number of hotspots, it's still trending up and up," he said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2026
This was the only way we knew which American songs were trending.
From "How Dare the Sun Rise" by Sandra Uwiringiyimana
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