confiding [kuh n-fahy -ding]
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See more synonyms for confiding on Thesaurus.com trustful; credulous or unsuspicious: a confiding nature. Show More
Origin of confiding First recorded in
1635–45; confide +
-ing2 Related forms con·fid·ing·ly , adverb con·fid·ing·ness , noun non·con·fid·ing , adjective un·con·fid·ing , adjective verb (used without object), con·fid·ed, con·fid·ing. to impart secrets trustfully; discuss private matters or problems (usually followed by in ): She confides in no one but her husband. to have full trust; have faith: They confided in their own ability. Show More
verb (used with object), con·fid·ed, con·fid·ing. to tell in assurance of secrecy: He confided all his plans to her. to entrust; commit to the charge or knowledge of another: She confided her jewelry to her sister. Show More
Origin of confide 1625–35; <
Latin confīdere, equivalent to
con- con- +
fīdere to trust, akin to
foedus; see
confederate ,
fidelity Related forms con·fid·er , noun pre·con·fide , verb, pre·con·fid·ed, pre·con·fid·ing. un·con·fid·ed , adjective well-con·fid·ed , adjective Dictionary.com Unabridged
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Related Words for confiding disclose ,
reveal ,
whisper ,
confess ,
impart ,
admit ,
suggest ,
breathe ,
intimate ,
hint ,
insinuate ,
buzz ,
tell ,
commend ,
relegate ,
bestow ,
consign ,
charge ,
delegate ,
commit Examples from the Web for confiding Contemporary Examples of confiding In Steve, she plays Mary Magdalene Horowitz, an excitable loser who spends her days confiding in her only friend—a pet hamster.
He quoted Hernandez as confiding to relatives that he had “done a bad thing and killed a child in New York.”
Tough as it may be to conjure, even dentists report that their patients are confiding when their mouths are unencumbered.
In his Fireside Chats, FDR spoke to some 60 million or more Americans as if he were confiding frankly to a single friend.
Historical Examples of confiding Thank you very much for coming to me and for confiding in me.
Philip, with a confiding and grateful impulse, put his hand into Gawtrey's.
And now, I don't mind your confiding in your friend Captain Fenton.
Some may have a motive for confiding in us, towards whom we have no motive for confiding .
History will some day do him justice, for he was good, humane, and confiding .
British Dictionary definitions for confiding Derived Forms confidingly , adverb confidingness , noun (usually foll by in; when tr, may take a clause as object ) to disclose (secret or personal matters) in confidence (to); reveal in private (to) (intr foll by in ) to have complete trust (tr) to entrust into another's keeping Show More
Derived Forms confider , noun Word Origin for confide C15: from Latin confīdere, from fīdere to trust; related to Latin foedus treaty
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Word Origin and History for confiding v. mid-15c., "to trust or have faith," from Latin confidere "to trust in, rely firmly upon, believe" (see confidence ). Meaning "to share a secret with" is from 1735; phrase confide in (someone) is from 1888. Related: Confided ; confiding .
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