to trend
- verb
- /trɛnd/
- Texting
- The latest dance challenge started to trend on social media last week.
I lost my job, but I am hashtag trending now.
- I lost my job, but I am hashtag trending now.
- And somehow this video is not trending in the USA.
- I suppose let's see if there's something happy trending on trending on Twitter.
- Most genres are Evergreen, just some are trending more than others.
Examples
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It's why Blue Shirt Guy is trending everywhere.
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It's that thing that was trending online, right?
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So certain things will trend at certain points in time.
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You guys, you started trending for all the wrong reasons.
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It's, uh, trending on Twitter as of two minutes ago.
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Yo, Maybe, what's trending right now?
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And somehow this video is not trending in the USA.
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OK, so apparently this is trending in the men's department.
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And #bluerash is trending on Twitter.
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You're trending on Twitter.
Synonyms
To become known by many people
To become popular or common, like a new fashion
To spread very quickly online and reach many people
To become popular with many people
To become very popular quickly, often online
Many people start to like or use something
Begin to be accepted or used by many people
To become very popular quickly, especially online
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Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
- Specialized
A straight line on a graph showing the general direction of data points
- Specialized
A general direction of change in a species or group over many generations
- NSFW
A fashion style among young women in the UK with bright colours and shiny jewellery
- Texting
A central website or app where popular online content spreads quickly
- Specialized
A way to predict future numbers by following patterns in past data
- Slur
A trend where young people say they want to have anorexia to look very thin
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Etymology
Trend (verb) comes from the same idea of direction. So something 'trends' when it is 'becoming popular' or getting a lot of attention online.