"trusting" in the verb sense
1. trust
have confidence or faith in
"We can trust in our government"
2. trust
allow without fear
3. believe, trust
be confident about something
"I believe that he will come back from the war"
4. hope, trust, desire
expect and wish
"I trust you will behave better from now on"
"I hope she understands that she cannot expect a raise"
5. entrust, intrust, trust, confide, commit
confer a trust upon
"The messenger was entrusted with the general's secret"
"I commit my soul to God"
6. trust
chiefly archaic) extend credit to I won't pay her debts anymore"
"don't trust my ex-wife
"trusting" in the adjective sense
1. trustful, trusting
inclined to believe or confide readily full of trust
"great brown eye, true and trustful"- Nordhoff & Hall
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