trusting

TRUS-ting/ˈtɹʌstɪŋ/

2 meanings of trusting

1
adjective
Quick to believe what other people say and ready to depend on them.
Like a child who believes everything a grown-up tells them.
She is so trusting that she believes almost any story.
A trusting child will follow a stranger without question.
Similarcredulous, naive, unsuspecting, gullible, unsuspicious
Oppositesuspicious, distrustful, wary, cynical
2
verb
The -ing form of trust. Use it to name the action, or after a noun to describe it.
She is trusting him with the keys to her house.
He kept trusting his old friend despite the warnings.
Note

trusting is a form of trust

trust, verb: To believe that someone or something is honest, good, or reliable, and to depend on them. Full entry

Forms: trusttrusts he/she/ittrusting -ing formtrusted past tense, past participle
Spelling: trust → trusting: add -ing

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Origin

From Middle English trustyng, made from trust plus -ing.