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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

After confiding in a padre - a military chaplain - the 56-year-old says she was reported to bosses and admitted to hospital, where she was held in isolation.

From BBC Jun. 22, 2026

Looking at her, I’m listening, loving the moment, thankful we are living it and confiding comfortably.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 27, 2026

Anthony never married, and she considered herself to some degree Stanton’s amanuensis, confiding to an intimate that she felt that her best work had been “making the way clear” for her friend.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 27, 2026

“Do you know what Cordelia says she wants to be when she grows up?” she says, in her husky, mock-serious, confiding voice.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood

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