All 6 Uses of
confide
in
Babbitt
- The next, under the wistful appeal "Finger Print Detectives Wanted—Big Incomes!" confided: "YOU red-blooded men and women—this is the PROFESSION you have been looking for.†
Chpt 6
- Sixteen complete strangers called him "George," and three men took him into corners to confide, "Mighty glad you had the courage to stand up and give the Profession a real boost.†
Chpt 13
- He presided at meetings for the denunciation of unions or the elevation of domestic service, and confided to the audiences that as a poor boy he had carried newspapers.†
Chpt 16
- It was after the fourth drink that Sir Gerald asked humbly, "What do you think of North Dakota mortgages?" but it was not till after the fifth that Babbitt began to call him "Jerry," and Sir Gerald confided, "I say, do you mind if I pull off my boots?" and ecstatically stretched his knightly feet, his poor, tired, hot, swollen feet out on the bed.†
Chpt 19
- He must be out of his head or he wouldn't be confiding in that—that dried-up hag.†
Chpt 20 *
- He laughed inexhaustibly; he beamed on the nurse and proudly confided, "Think of her talking about maple syrup!†
Chpt 33
Definition:
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(confide) to place trust (in someone) by talking about private things or telling secrets