1. A general direction in which something tends to move
   "the trend of the stock market";
   - tendency
    
2. The popular taste at a given time
   "he followed current trends";
   - vogue, style
    
3. A general tendency to change (as of opinion)
   "not openly liberal but that is the trend of the book";
   - drift, movement
    
4. General line of orientation
   "the northeastern trend of the coast";
   - course

1. To be temporarily popular
   "That dance move is trending among teenagers"
    
2. Turn sharply; change direction abruptly
   "The path trended to the left at the boulder";
   - swerve, sheer, curve, veer, slue, slew, cut
    
3. Be or become popular on a social media, news or other internet site
   "The hashtag started trending after the celebrity's announcement"

Derived forms: trends, trending, trended

Type of: appreciation, be, direction, discernment, disposition, exist, inclination, perceptiveness, taste, tendency, turn, way

Encyclopedia: Trend, Peter