PINTEREST Meaning & Definition

UK/ˈpɪntɹɛst//ˈpɪnt(ə)ɹəst/

Pinterest noun: an account on Pinterest.

Noun

Pinterest (plural Pinterests)

(informal) An account on Pinterest.
- She allows users to repin her pictures on their Pinterests for their own admiration. Recently, I’ve been following her Pinterest and found that white pencil jeans, platform dress sandals and hi-low chiffon maxi skirts are popping into spring collections and fashionistas’ closets.2012 March 29, Carly B. Schrider, “Pinterest provides unique online outlet for fashion, marketing: Celebrities, students, Tru(4)ia magazine collect ideas, showcase creativity via stylish website”, in...
- She scanned the rest of the ideas she’d amalgamated on her Pinterest: handmade candles, homemade jams, woven baskets, pot pourri with a signature scent.2023, Sophie White, chapter 12, in My Hot Friend, Dublin: Hachette Books Ireland, →ISBN

Pinterest (third-person singular simple present Pinterests, present participle Pinteresting, simple past and past participle Pinterested)

(informal) To use the service Pinterest.
- Embracing new network such as Facebook and Twitter, placing social and "viral" content on YouTube and in blogs, […] hosting Pinteresting boards for products, is all fine and good. But, even in the design of these new media strategies, many experiences consumers are having are vague, disjointed, or...2013, Brian Solis, WTF?: What's the Future of Business? Changing the Way Businesses Create Experiences, Wiley, →ISBN, page 153
- I was legitimately using Pinterest to find lesson ideas, home decorating tips, and healthy recipes. But somehow along the way I discovered the Humor category. And the rest is history. From that point on, my Pinteresting was no longer productive. Those little cartoons with the sarcastic yet truthful...2016, Miranda Talley Reagan, STEM-Infusing the Elementary Classroom, SAGE Publications, →ISBN, page 5

படப்பகிர்வு வலைதளம்

Embracing new network such as Facebook and Twitter, placing social and "viral" content on YouTube and in blogs, […] hosting Pinteresting boards for products, is all fine and good.2013, Brian Solis, WTF?: What's the Future of Business? Changing the Way Businesses Create Experiences, Wiley, →ISBN, page 153:
I was legitimately using Pinterest to find lesson ideas, home decorating tips, and healthy recipes.2016, Miranda Talley Reagan, STEM-Infusing the Elementary Classroom, SAGE Publications, →ISBN, page 5:
You can stop texting, emailing, Instagramming, tweeting, Facebooking, TikTok-ing, Pinteresting, downloading, and using apps.2021, Kathleen O'Brien, Reclaim Your Right to Grow Old, Outskirts Press, →ISBN, page 62:

Noun
plural	Pinterests
Verb
third-person singular present	Pinterests
present participle	Pinteresting
past participle	Pinterested
past	Pinterested

From Pinterest, an American image-sharing social media service that enables users to save (“pin”) posts, itself a blend of pin + interest.

What does Pinterest mean?: Pinterest means an account on Pinterest.
What is Pinterest in Tamil?: Pinterest in Tamil is படப்பகிர்வு வலைதளம். See Pinterest meaning in Tamil.
How do you use Pinterest in a sentence?: Embracing new network such as Facebook and Twitter, placing social and "viral" content on YouTube and in blogs, […] hosting Pinteresting boards for products, is all fine and good.
What part of speech is Pinterest?: Pinterest can be a noun or a verb.
How do you pronounce Pinterest?: Pinterest is pronounced /ˈpɪntɹɛst/ (UK).
What is the plural of Pinterest?: The plural of Pinterest is Pinterests.

Adapted from Wiktionary: Pinterest (page history and authors); pinterest (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated: 2026-09-02

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