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trusting

trust·ing

Today it means: Inclined to believe the claims or statements of others; inclined to confide readily; trustful. Full definition →

Middle English trustyng

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Middle English · inherited fromtrustyng
English todaytrusting

From Middle English trustyng, trostinge, tristynge, equivalent to trust + -ing.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.