- present participle of confide.
confiding
Example Sentences
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After confiding in a padre - a military chaplain - the 56-year-old says she was reported to bosses and admitted to hospital, where she was held in isolation.
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026
Ms. Applegate has a smoky, confiding voice that swings along but shifts register when the material warrants it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026
That debate is now coming for the AI companies that power the chatbots to which people are confiding the most intimate details of their private thoughts and lives.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 20, 2026
Five years later, the house hit the market again, with the homeowners confiding to Brettler that it was “a very difficult house.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 11, 2025
“I did it,” said Sweeney, with the air of one confiding a huge secret, “with panache and style. That’s how I did it.”
From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman
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