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adjective

kən-ˈfī-diŋ How to pronounce confiding (audio)
Definition of confidingnext
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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confiding

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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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Recent Examples of confiding
Verb
For Rohmer, sleeping together is always a far simpler maneuver than confiding one’s desires verbally. — André Aciman, Literary Hub, 13 July 2026 This was caused by the participants feeling unheard and invalidated when confiding their concerns to people who engaged in toxic positivity. — Maia Niguel Hoskin, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for confiding
  1. trusting
  2. leaving
  3. trustful
  4. handing
  5. entrusting
  6. giving
  7. transferring
  8. delegating
Adjective
  • Highlighting health risks related to extreme weather events and their costs is a particularly important opportunity to engage and motivate those who may be less trusting of climate science.
    — Rebecca Florsheim, STAT, 17 July 2026
  • Experimental research suggests that people are more trusting and empathetic toward those who share their own religion and ethnicity.
    — Steve S. Medeiros, The Conversation, 15 June 2026
Definition of trusting
Verb
  • On the Eastern Plains near Manzanola, Alice Craig McDonald, 91, lives near the homestead her grandparents claimed after leaving Oklahoma by wagon in 1916 -- descendants of people born into slavery who came west looking for land of their own.
    — Anna Alejo, CBS News, 31 July 2026
  • More than 3,200 children have been killed or injured since February 24, 2022, and more than 1,700 schools and education facilities have been damaged or destroyed, leaving one in three children without full-time in-person education.
    — Emile Nuh, CNN Money, 31 July 2026
Definition of leaving
Adjective
  • And find a way for your agent or a trustful intermediary to tell the Heat, too.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 8 May 2025
  • Creating lasting, trustful relationships with clients takes patience, persistence, and a commitment to your values.
    — Medhat Zaki, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024
Definition of trustful
Verb
  • Fishlock, Wales’s all-time leading scorer, scored the winner in the 85th minute as the Reign defeated Bay FC 3-2 Saturday night at PayPal Park, handing Bay another frustrating home loss.
    — Harold Gutmann, Mercury News, 2 Aug. 2026
  • That’s where the narrative has lost its proper focus this offseason, with the rallying cry for Reid to solve everything in the offense by just handing it off.
    — Sam McDowell July 31, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2026
Definition of handing
Verb
  • Of course, entrusting waste management to gangsters and racketeers has repercussions.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 July 2026
  • Vance is still the default nominee, and Trump entrusting him with an Iran deal that could make or break his presidency is a sign of Vance’s clout, the person added.
    — Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 28 June 2026
Definition of entrusting
Verb
  • The loss dropped the A’s to 45-63 and 10 games out of both the American League West lead and the final AL Wild Card spot, while giving the red-hot Red Sox (56-51) no worse than a split of the four-game series ahead of Thursday’s finale.
    — Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 30 July 2026
  • Head coach Andy Reid and Mahomes could be seen giving Royals instruction after the play.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 29 July 2026
Definition of giving
Verb
  • Hugo Cuypers also had 13 goals before transferring from the Chicago Fire to Club de Fútbol Monterrey.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026
  • The recovery team transported Standish’s body to TCSAR headquarters in Jackson before transferring him to the Teton County Coroner’s Office.
    — Paloma Chavez, PEOPLE, 30 July 2026
Definition of transferring
Verb
  • Empowering the next level of leaders—or delegating decisions downward—sounds beneficial for everyone.
    — Julie Williamson, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
  • So consider delegating some of your budget toward these home deals, including fluffy Parachute bedding that’s 33 percent off.
    — Alyssa Grabinski, PEOPLE, 13 July 2026
Definition of delegating

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