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Meanings of confidingly in English

With trust; in a trusting manner.

Usage of confidingly in English
1
He put his hand confidingly into that of the priest, and said:
Rabbi and Priest: A Story
2
She looked pathetic, her mouth drooped; then she smiled at him confidingly.
The Sisters-In-Law: A Novel of Our Time
3
Mr. Henshaw scowled down into the eyes so confidingly lifted to his.
Merton of the Movies
4
And then she scrambled up and came and nestled confidingly against him.
The Landloper: The Romance of a Man on Foot
5
So saying, he nestled snugly and confidingly against the large-hearted serpent-whofled.
Cobwebs from an Empty Skull
6
She came forward and rested her slim hands confidingly upon my shoulders.
The Insidious Dr. Fu Manchu
7
She watched him confidingly and without any fear, faintly wagging her tail.
Stories by Foreign Authors: Russian
8
And David ruffled a young rose that drooped confidingly over toward him.
Andrew the Glad
9
She seemed partially satisfied, for she gave him her glance more confidingly.
The Desired Woman
10
She chuckled confidingly, leaning on Claude's arm as they descended the stairs.
One of Ours
11
Why do you not go confidingly to him and confess your love?
The Merchant of Berlin: An Historical Novel
12
Her hand lay, now, confidingly in his; and now it was slowly withdrawn.
Heart-Histories and Life-Pictures
13
The turkey hopped out of the car and gazed confidingly at his protectors.
Southern Stories / Retold from St. Nicholas
14
He-orhis thirst-decidedfor the decency of human nature; he drove confidingly away.
The Grain of Dust: A Novel
15
She closed her gloved palm cordially on the fine hand so confidingly given.
The Tyranny of the Dark
16
She had vaguely but confidingly expected him to live up to the moment.
The Sturdy Oak / A composite Novel of American Politics by fourt...
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