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confiding

[ kuhn-fahy-ding ]
/ kənˈfaɪ dɪŋ /
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adjective

trustful; credulous or unsuspicious: a confiding nature.

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Origin of confiding

First recorded in 1635–45; confide + -ing2

OTHER WORDS FROM confiding

con·fid·ing·ly, adverbcon·fid·ing·ness, nounnon·con·fid·ing, adjectiveun·con·fid·ing, adjective

Words nearby confiding

confidente, confidential, confidential communication, confidential informant, confidentiality, confiding, configurate, configuration, configurationism, configure, confine
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Words related to confiding

disclose, reveal, whisper, confess, impart, admit, suggest, hand over, breathe, intimate, hint, insinuate, buzz, tell, commend, relegate, bestow, consign, charge, delegate

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British Dictionary definitions for confiding

confiding
/ (kənˈfaɪdɪŋ) /

adjective

unsuspicious; trustful

Derived forms of confiding

confidingly, adverbconfidingness, noun
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