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trusting
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
trusting
(adjective)
trust
(verb)
trusting
/
ˈ
trʌstɪŋ/
adjective
trusting
/
ˈ
trʌstɪŋ/
adjective
Britannica Dictionary definition of TRUSTING
[
more trusting; most trusting
]
:
tending to believe that other people are honest, good, etc.
He is too naive and
trusting
and often lets people take advantage of him.
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