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confiding

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

adjective

  1. trustful; credulous or unsuspicious.

    a confiding nature.


confiding British  
/ kənˈfaɪdɪŋ /

adjective

  1. unsuspicious; trustful

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of confiding

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

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Anonymized data flags recurring themes in what congregants are confiding to the bot.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 19, 2026

One reporter at the briefing with me made me feel very old by confiding that YouTube - included in the ban - had been an essential resource for them at school.

From BBC Jun. 15, 2026

Ms. Applegate has a smoky, confiding voice that swings along but shifts register when the material warrants it.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 24, 2026

After their talk, Rebecca stopped confiding about Yolanda.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 6, 2025

“Are you going to help about the fair, dear?” asked Mrs. Carrol, as Amy sat down beside her with the confiding air elderly people like so well in the young.

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott

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