humor
noun
a comic, absurd, or incongruous quality causing amusement.
was humoring
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past progressiveof humor.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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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
The sorry business with Jimmy and Chuck: the latter has no case because Jimmy could always say that he was humoring Chuck, who was certifiably a mental case at the time.
From New York Times ● Apr. 18, 2016
Jimmy just has to say that he was humoring Chuck to restore his sanity and would probably be believed since Chuck was pretty much a basket case at the time.
From New York Times ● Apr. 18, 2016
In effect, he was humoring them--which may be reassuring to those who believe the Vice President lets his sharks call the shots.
From Time Magazine Archive
She couldn’t tell if he was humoring her or teasing her, but Grace didn’t care.
From "Far from the Tree" by Robin Benway
