Meaning & use
Humoring
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Indulging or going along with someone's wishes or whims, often to avoid upsetting them, rather than out of genuine agreement.
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He nodded along, humoring his grandfather's stories even though he'd heard them a dozen times.
She isn't convinced by the plan, but she's humoring him for now.
A note on using this word
Derives from the old theory of the four bodily 'humors' thought to govern mood; to humor someone originally meant to accommodate their temperament.
Words with a similar meaning
indulgingplacating
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opposingcontradicting
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