gave confidence (verb) reassure: restore confidence to
Sinonime: approach unnoticed, crawl on all fours,
edge,
glide, grovel, gumshoe, inch,
insinuate,
lurk, pussyfoot, scrabble,
scramble, skulk, slink, slither,
snake*,
sneak, squirm,
steal, tiptoe, worm, wriggle, writhe
Antonime: discourage,
dishearten, unnerve