All 3 Uses of
confide
in
Gone with the Wind
- Melanie reached out and took Scarlett's hand in a gentle confiding clasp.†
Chpt 3.20 *confiding = placing trust (in someone) by talking about private things
- Scarlett wished she had not confided in her.†
Chpt 3.26confided = placed trust (in someone) by talking about private things
- When, at last, they stood together to be married, her confiding little hand in his and her downcast lashes throwing thick black crescents on her pink cheeks, he still did not know how it all came about.†
Chpt 4.36confiding = placing trust (in someone) by talking about private things
Definitions:
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(1)
(confide) to place trust (in someone) by talking about private things or telling secrets
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Much more rarely, confide can mean to give trust to someone while giving them something important--such as a responsibility or a valuable item. For example, "I confided the job to her care."