trend

trend toward something

to move gradually toward something. Fashions are trending toward the gaudy and flamboyant. Attitudes are trending toward the more conservative.

buck the trend

to be noticeably different from the way that a situation is developing generally, especially in connection with financial matters Spending is down this season, but the tourist industry is managing to buck the trend, with thousands more holidays sold.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Ville	VEEL-le (Finnish)	Finnish, Swedish
Bartal	-	Hungarian (Rare)
Irmtraud	EERM-trowt	German
Giovanna	[dʒɔ:'va:nna:]
Aysel	-	Turkish, Azerbaijani
Meinir	-	Welsh