- present participle of confide.
confiding
Example Sentences
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You can’t get through to a victim who has stopped confiding in you.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026
One reporter at the briefing with me made me feel very old by confiding that YouTube - included in the ban - had been an essential resource for them at school.
From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2026
They were comfortable confiding in one another to the point of calling the war “already a lost cause for Germany,” as Kiep put it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 19, 2025
He tried to reach out for help at Loyola, even confiding in his coach about his feelings.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 27, 2025
“Do you know what Cordelia says she wants to be when she grows up?” she says, in her husky, mock-serious, confiding voice.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
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