Trusting

/ˈtɹʌstɪŋ/ verb adjective

To place confidence in; to rely on, to confide, or have faith, in.

What it means

  1. (verb) To place confidence in; to rely on, to confide, or have faith, in. “We cannot trust anyone who deceives us.”
  2. (verb) To give credence to; to believe; to credit.
  3. (verb) To hope confidently; to believe (usually with a phrase or infinitive clause as the object) “I trust you have cleaned your room?”
  4. (verb) To show confidence in a person by entrusting them with something.
  5. (verb) To commit, as to one's care; to entrust.
  6. (verb) To give credit to; to sell to upon credit, or in confidence of future payment. “Merchants and manufacturers trust their customers annually with goods.”
  7. (verb) (followed by to) To rely on (something), as though having trust (on it). “Having lost the book, he had to trust to his memory for further details.”
  8. (verb) To risk; to venture confidently.
  9. (verb) To have trust; to be credulous; to be won to confidence; to confide.
  10. (verb) To sell or deliver anything in reliance upon a promise of payment; to give credit.
  11. (adjective) Inclined to believe what others say; trustful

Letter analysis

  • Trusting contains 8 letters: 2 vowel(s) and 6 consonant(s).
  • It uses 7 unique letters.
  • Estimated syllable count: 2.
  • Scrabble-style letter score: 9.

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What does Trusting mean?

To place confidence in; to rely on, to confide, or have faith, in.

How many letters are in Trusting?

Trusting has 8 letters.

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