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confiding 1 of 2

adjective

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as in trusting
having or showing trust in another a very confiding child who is a little too eager to trust total strangers

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verb

present participle of confide
as in leaving
to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another the local SPCA was looking for homes for a number of exotic animals confided to its care

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“Confiding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confiding. Accessed 28 Nov. 2022.

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