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  • present participle of humor.

humoring





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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

Like, there’s just this boss in charge who, like, doesn’t really seem to know what he’s doing, and everyone’s just kind of humoring him.

From New York Times ● Nov. 4, 2022

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

Ask yourself one question: What’s the downside for humoring me?

From Slate ● Jan. 12, 2021

I'm humoring myself because I know what I'll find when we return to the pond where I soaked my leg.

From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins




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