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humoring

verb
USHYOO-mer-ing/ˈhjuːməɹɪŋ/UKHYOO-muh-ing/ˈhjuː.mə(ɹ).ɪŋ/

UK spellinghumouring

1 meaning of humoring

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  1. 1
    verb
    Present participle of humor.

    By humoring his eccentric aunt, he managed to keep the whole dinner peaceful.

    She was humoring the toddler's endless demands rather than starting another argument.

    Note

    A form that does two jobs. After be it builds the progressive (she was humoring him). As a subject, or after a preposition, it works as a noun (by humoring his aunt). The spelling marks it as American: the verb is the US spelling of humour, so writers who follow other conventions keep the u and write humouring. The meaning is the same either way.

humoring is a form of humor

humor, verb: To keep someone calm or content by indulging their wishes or whims. Full entry

Forms
humorhumors he/she/ithumoring -ing formhumored past tense, past participle
Spelling
humor → humoring: add -ing

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