"trusting" meaning in English

See trusting in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈtɹʌstɪŋ/ Audio: en-us-trusting.ogg Forms: more trusting [comparative], most trusting [superlative]
Rhymes: -ʌstɪŋ Etymology: From Middle English trustyng, trostinge, tristynge, equivalent to trust + -ing. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|trustyng}} Middle English trustyng, {{af|en|trust|-ing|id2=participial}} trust + -ing Head templates: {{en-adj}} trusting (comparative more trusting, superlative most trusting)
  1. Inclined to believe the claims or statements of others; inclined to confide readily; trustful. Translations (Translations): confiante (Spanish), confiador (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-trusting-en-adj-WLE1n5sG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ing (participial), Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 70 30 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing (participial): 59 41 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 93 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 93 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 95 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 97 3

Verb

IPA: /ˈtɹʌstɪŋ/ Audio: en-us-trusting.ogg
Rhymes: -ʌstɪŋ Etymology: From Middle English trustyng, trostinge, tristynge, equivalent to trust + -ing. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|trustyng}} Middle English trustyng, {{af|en|trust|-ing|id2=participial}} trust + -ing Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} trusting
  1. present participle and gerund of trust Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: trust
    Sense id: en-trusting-en-verb-fZiqn3Tf Categories (other): Trust Disambiguation of Trust: 24 76

Alternative forms

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