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Meaning of confiding

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

confiding

Pronunciation:/kənˈfaɪdɪŋ/

verb

Definitions

  1. To trust, have faith (in).

  2. To entrust (something) to the responsibility of someone.

    Example: I confide this mission to you alone.

  3. To take (someone) into one's confidence, to speak in secret with. ( + in)

    Example: I could no longer keep this secret alone; I decided to confide in my brother.

  4. To say (something) in confidence.

    Example: After several drinks, I confided my problems to the barman.

noun

Definitions

  1. The telling of something in confidence.

adjective

Definitions

  1. Having or showing confidence or trust in another person.

  2. In confidence; as if with trust.

  3. (Birding) Of a bird, allowing the close approach of humans.