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• present participle of trust.

trusting

American  

[truhs-ting] / ˈtrʌs tɪŋ /

adjective

1. inclined to trust; confiding; trustful.

   a trusting child.

   Synonyms:

   unwary, naive, innocent, unsuspicious

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Other Word Forms

• trustingness
  noun
• nontrusting
  adjective
• self-trusting
  adjective
• untrusting
  adjective
• trustingly
  adverb

Etymology

Origin of trusting

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English; trust + -ing ²

Explanation

If you're trusting, you tend to believe what people tell you. A trusting friend will tell you her deepest secrets and trust that you'll keep them to yourself. Use the adjective trusting to describe people who always see the best in others. A trusting child believes everything you tell him and follows where you lead. A trusting dog will follow your commands and stick by your side. The verb trust means "to believe or have faith," and both words come from the Old Norse traust, "help or confidence," and are closely related to the Old English treowe, "have faith or confidence."

Example Sentences

But what he needed to do most was throw more strikes, trusting that his lively fastball and curve were good enough to beat the best players in the world.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 22, 2026

Some said the degraded performance on AI development tasks will make evaluating or trusting model capabilities more difficult going forward.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

I get what she’s doing here: Part of motherhood is trusting that if you do it right, your child will have no problem leaving the nest.

From Salon • Jun. 4, 2026

"Shout out to the tournament for trusting us - I hope it was entertaining for people."

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

“And I need you to remember the part about trusting me.”

From "City Spies" by James Ponti