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• present participle of trust.

trusting

American  

[truhs-ting] / ˈtrʌs tɪŋ /

adjective

1. inclined to trust; confiding; trustful.

   a trusting child.

   Synonyms:

   unwary, naive, innocent, unsuspicious

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Other Word Forms

• trustingness
  noun
• nontrusting
  adjective
• self-trusting
  adjective
• untrusting
  adjective
• trustingly
  adverb

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Etymology

Origin of trusting

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English; trust + -ing ²

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Explanation

If you're trusting, you tend to believe what people tell you. A trusting friend will tell you her deepest secrets and trust that you'll keep them to yourself. Use the adjective trusting to describe people who always see the best in others. A trusting child believes everything you tell him and follows where you lead. A trusting dog will follow your commands and stick by your side. The verb trust means "to believe or have faith," and both words come from the Old Norse traust, "help or confidence," and are closely related to the Old English treowe, "have faith or confidence."

Example Sentences

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trusting

Or scrub it clean and build afresh, trusting that Jewish memory doesn’t need harsh visual aids to remain vigilant?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

That Musk is considering working with another chip manufacturer could be viewed by investors “as a lack of confidence in trusting the future of his important endeavor to Intel alone,” he added.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026

Travel, she said, requires trusting yourself and trusting the journey.

From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2026

But trusting audiences to detect modern parallels on their own might be an even more powerful strategy these days.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026

For a moment Jonathan just stood there, taking in deeply the realization that the young soldier was completely trusting him.

From "The Fighting Ground" by Avi

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