- present participle of confide.
confiding
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This sounds unwieldy and somewhat contrived, but Ms. Ní Ghríofa’s insistent, confiding style is captivating and her eccentric exploration has the urgency of a psychological thriller.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 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
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
That the word had been written by a man confessing to an image in his mind, confiding a lonely preoccupation, disgusted her profoundly.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
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