adj
Meaning 1
Having or showing confidence or trust in another person.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
confiding
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/kənˈfaɪdɪŋ/
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rhymes with -aɪdɪŋ
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CMU ARPABET: K AH0 N F AY1 D IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adj
Meaning 2
In confidence; as if with trust.
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adj
Meaning 3
Of a bird, allowing the close approach of humans.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, birdwatching, natural-sciences, ornithology
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noun
Meaning 4
The telling of something in confidence.
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verb
Meaning 5
present participle and gerund of confide
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Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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adjective satellite
Meaning 6
willing to entrust personal matters
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- first she was suspicious, then she became confiding
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History
Etymology
By surface analysis, confide + -ing.