Standard Lemma guide

trusting

adj · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈtɹʌstɪŋ/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ʌstɪŋ
  • CMU ARPABET: T R AH1 S T IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Inclined to believe the claims or statements of others; inclined to confide readily; trustful.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

present participle and gerund of trust

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective

Meaning 3

inclined to believe or confide readily; full of trust- Nordhoff & Hall

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • great brown eye, true and trustful

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: trustful

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Middle English trustyng, trostinge, tristynge, equivalent to trust + -ing.

Across languages

Translations

2 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Spanish: confiante — Translations
  • Spanish: confiador — Translations