confiding

[kuhn-fahy-ding]

adjective

1. trustful; credulous or unsuspicious.

   a confiding nature.

confiding

/ kənˈfaɪdɪŋ /

adjective

1. unsuspicious; trustful

Other Word Forms

• confidingly adverb
• confidingness noun
• nonconfiding adjective
• unconfiding adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of confiding¹

First recorded in 1635–45; confide + -ing ²

Example Sentences

He tried to reach out for help at Loyola, even confiding in his coach about his feelings.

From Los Angeles Times

It’s confiding in a friend because you think they’ll support you.

From Los Angeles Times

It was the best part of a couple of years ago, and a senior government figure was confiding in me about listening in on a call between the then prime minister and President Biden.

From BBC

She wore a blazing orange sweater over a bright green shirt and her affect was by turns giddy, introspective, confiding, resolute.

From New York Times

That is the same sweet, understanding Lydia who is also a contestant on the show and whom Aaliyah has been confiding all of her Uche-related doubts to.

From Salon

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