trending

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adjective

Popular or becoming more popular.

“the trendings of the coast”

Similar
hotpopularin demandsought-after
OriginEnglish trend ← Middle English trenden ← Old English trendan →
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Meanings

trending1

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of trend
adjectivetrending (not comparable)
  1. Internetnot comparablebusinessPopular or becoming more popular.

    […] the only conversation most people can keep track of is what’s trending on social media.

    2015 September 28, Yesha Callahan, “Social Media Is Driving the TV Conversation”, in The New York Times

    Synonyms: hot, popular, in demand, sought-after

trending2

nountrending (plural trendings)

plural trendings

  1. A trend, or inclination in a particular direction.

    the trendings of the coast

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivePopular or becoming more popular.

Similar
hotpopularin demandsought-after

Origin

trending · verb, adjective

  1. Proto-West Germanic*trandijan
  2. Old Englishtrendan
  3. Middle Englishtrenden
  4. Englishtrend
  5. Englishtrending

From trend + -ing.

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trending · noun

  1. Middle Englishtrendinge
  2. Englishtrending

From Middle English trendinge, trendynge, equivalent to trend + -ing.

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Translations

Hungarian felkapott
  • felkapottpopular or becoming more popular
Japanese 急上昇
  • 急上昇 (kyūjoushou)popular or becoming more popular
Spanish tendencia, popular
  • tendenciapopular or becoming more popular
  • popularpopular or becoming more popular
Turkish son zamanlardaki popüler
  • son zamanlardaki popülerpopular or becoming more popular

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

trending. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trending

MLA

“trending.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trending. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “trending,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trending.

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