Both Uses
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- Even though her brother had been making a nice effort since yesterday afternoon, she still hadn't confided in him about Mr. Griswold's game.
p. 236.1confided = placed trust (in someone by telling a secret)
- "How could I have been so dumb?" she moaned. "Confiding in Mr. Quisling, of all people."
p. 292.2 *confiding = placing trust (in someone) by talking about private things
Definitions:
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(confide) to place trust (in someone) by talking about private things or telling secrets
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(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."