confideverb [ I or T ]
uk/kənˈfaɪd/us/kənˈfaɪd/to tell something secret or personal to someone who you trust not to tell anyone else:
[ + that ] He confided (to her) that his hair was not his own.
[ + speech ] "My husband doesn't know yet, but I'm going to leave him," she confided.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Revealing secrets & becoming known
- (the) word is/gets out idiom
- bare
- be the talk of the town idiom
- break cover idiom
- cat
- dob sb in
- fink
- get around (somewhere)
- give sth away
- King's evidence
- leak
- let the cat out of the bag idiom
- open your heart to someone idiom
- sneak
- spill the beans idiom
- take the wraps off sth idiom
- tell on sb
- tongues wagging idiom
- turn
- unmask
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confiding
adjective uk/kənˈfaɪ.dɪŋ/us/kənˈfaɪ.dɪŋ/
a confiding tone/whisper
confidingly
adverb uk/kənˈfaɪ.dɪŋ.li/us/kənˈfaɪ.dɪŋ.li/
She spoke in a low voice, leaning towards him confidingly.
Phrasal verb(s)
confide in sb