trusting
- adjective
- /ˈtrʌstɪŋ/
- Besides, he might not have believed me; he was such a sweet, trusting, almost gullible man.
- more trusting
- less trusting
- a trusting relationship
Like very trusting in, in in that town.
- Like very trusting in, in in that town.
- Well, I value that I'm trusting and I'm spontaneous.
- I suppose there are circumstances, societies in which being trusting would be a detriment.
- So it's more trusting thought than feeling right.
- It's just one is more trusting, which is more trust Americans.
Examples
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I also tend to be trusting of people, perhaps even a little too trusting, as I have recently found out.
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Well, good for you guys for being so trusting and open-hearted in the first place.
Blog text (13) -
What would trusting yourself look like?
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And it is about trusting that together we will find a way.
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The more time group members spend together, the more cohesive and trusting they will feel.
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You're too nice, too trusting.
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I'm so trusting and so gullible.
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Scrappy seemed comfortable around a few volunteers, but not very trusting of humans in general.
Blog text (17) -
The EB/DA has generally been more trusting of its own than of persons who have no training in school psychology.
Academic text (1994) -
Children are naturally more trusting than adults, and that trust is often easy to exploit.
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Etymology
The word trusting comes from the old word trust, which is related to true and originally meant 'faith' or 'confidence'. So to be trusting is to believe that people are honest and reliable.