humor
noun
a comic, absurd, or incongruous quality causing amusement.
humoring
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present participleof humor.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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The tail-wagging golden retrievers and teens humoring their parents cleared out of the way.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 1, 2023
Well, there’s nothing wrong with spending an evening humoring rich people in New York.
From Slate ● Aug. 5, 2023
As I have grown older, I have come to realize he wasn’t being humored by me as much as he was humoring me.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2022
One diplomat compared it to humoring an angry relative who controlled a family vacation estate, and periodically threatened to burn it down.
From New York Times ● Feb. 26, 2018
Their mom sighs, too stressed to continue humoring her, so Dalton looks at the boards, and takes up the slack.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
