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noun

as in indulgence

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verb

present participle of humor
as in indulging
to give in to (a desire) humored her grandfather by listening to his war stories for the hundredth time

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Recent Examples of humoring
Noun
And that particular oppression also made the promise of a black woman president something more than another item on a checklist of firsts or the humoring of a particular interest group. — Ta-Nehisi Coates, Vanity Fair, 15 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for humoring
  1. indulgence
  2. indulging
  3. receptiveness
  4. pleasing
  5. consent
  6. gratifying
  7. receptivity
  8. spoiling
Noun
  • There will be little shortage of traditional yacht-world indulgence, from a sprawling beach club and spa to helicopter transfers and a 230-foot shadow vessel laden with toys.
    — Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 7 Nov. 2026
  • The approach encourages people to make nutritious food choices about 80% of the time while allowing flexibility for indulgences the remaining 20%.
    — Sadie Chafe, FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of indulgence
Verb
  • Shaw’s witty drawing-room debates also warn of a society indulging its whims as catastrophe approaches — a question of how to live when the world careens toward darkness.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Adults aren’t always used to indulging this kind of curiosity.
    — Angela Haupt, Time, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of indulging
Noun
  • There’s a receptiveness to Helaena that at times can be really funny but also played up the tragedy of her arc this season.
    — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026
  • The team also found that residents in the Sardinian Blue Zone had higher levels of curiosity and receptiveness to new ideas in general, and were more adept at understanding and sharing their emotions.
    — Refractor, Refractor, 27 July 2026
Definition of receptiveness
Verb
  • The menu leans into crowd-pleasing seafood and vegetable-forward dishes, but pastas and hearty mains like a pork belly with roasted new potato and pane carasau cannot be missed.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Here are the crowd-pleasing offerings sure to liven up your Thanksgiving.
    — Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of pleasing
Noun
  • The judge said that Brand removing the condom and ejaculating inside the victim without her consent were aggravating factors in his sentencing decision.
    — Ellise Shafer, Variety, 9 Nov. 2026
  • Most are clear-eyed about how any deal cannot simply be imposed on Ukraine - or Europe – without their consent.
    — Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of consent
Verb
  • Training for this race has been a truly gratifying experience.
    — Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Those were the kinds of things that were musically gratifying to me — being able to put these kinds of pairings together.
    — Daniel Kohn, Rolling Stone, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of gratifying
Noun
  • The right message finds an opening where there is some degree of receptivity.
    — Jon Kirchner, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026
  • That spiritual receptivity brings peace, clarity, and even safety to others.
    — Liesl Ehmke, Christian Science Monitor, 29 June 2026
Definition of receptivity
Verb
  • London — Cyberattacks on grocery store refrigeration systems across Europe sent temperatures soaring on Monday, spoiling food and causing significant financial losses in the second such incident in less than a month.
    — Inaya Folarin Iman, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images European supermarkets have become the center of another cyberattack, with hackers remotely heating fridges and spoiling food.
    — Sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of spoiling

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“Humoring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/humoring. Accessed 12 Nov. 2026.

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