- present participle of trust.
trusting
Example Sentences
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I get what she’s doing here: Part of motherhood is trusting that if you do it right, your child will have no problem leaving the nest.
From Salon • Jun. 4, 2026
"Shout out to the tournament for trusting us - I hope it was entertaining for people."
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
They’re less trusting of humans than Miguel, which is just fine with zoo managers: That’s normal capybara behavior.
From Slate • May 27, 2026
It hallucinated citations and got facts wrong, and you risked looking like a fool in front of a professor for trusting it.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026
‘I isn’t ever trusting them,’ the BFG said.
From "The BFG" by Roald Dahl
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