Both Uses of
confide
in
Howards End
- "I want a house," she confided to the ticket boy.†
Part 3 *confided = placed trust (in someone) by talking about private things
- Terrifying him, it would beat down his suspicions and prudence until he was confiding secrets to people whom he had scarcely seen.†
Part 14confiding = placing trust (in someone) by talking about private things
Definition:
to place trust (in someone) by talking about private things or telling secrets