trending
US[tren-ding]/ˈtrɛndɪŋ/2 syllables
Webster's Dictionary (1913)
“trending” is listed under Trend.
Trend intransitive verb [past tense & past participle Trended; present participle & verbal noun Trending.]
Origin: OE. trenden to roll or turn about; akin to OFries. trind, trund, round, Dan. & Sw. trind, AS. trendel a circle, ring, and E. trendle, trundle.
To have a particular direction; to run; to stretch; to tend; as, the shore of the sea trends to the southwest.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54
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