Meaning & Definition of word "Confiding"

Confiding

kənˈfaɪdɪŋ

1. Present participle of confide, meaning to trust someone enough to share a secret or personal information.
- Example: While confiding in her therapist, she felt a weight lifted off her shoulders.
2. To entrust something to someone or to discuss something privately.
- Example: After confiding all his troubles to his best friend, he felt much better.

1. Trusting someone with personal or private information; showing a willingness to confide or share secrets.
- Example: She had a confiding nature, always sharing her thoughts and feelings with her closest friends.
2. Demonstrating the act of confiding or having a trusting relationship.
- Example: He spoke in a confiding tone, revealing his innermost worries to her.

From the verb 'confide', which comes from the Latin 'confidere', meaning 'to have full trust'.

confiding in someone:

Trusting someone enough to share personal secrets or feelings.

confiding relationship:

A relationship characterized by mutual trust and openness.

confide:

To trust someone with one's secrets.

confidential:

Intended to be kept secret.

Meaning: To spill the beans

Example Sentence: He finally confessed to me, after I told him I was confiding in him.

Meaning: Letting it all out

Example Sentence: After a few drinks, she started letting it all out, confiding about her problems.