HUMORING

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does humoring mean? 

• HUMORING (noun)
  The noun HUMORING has 1 sense:

1. the act of indulging or gratifying a desire

  Familiarity information: HUMORING used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HUMORING (noun)

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Meaning:

The act of indulging or gratifying a desire

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

humoring; indulgence; indulging; pampering

Hypernyms ("humoring" is a kind of...):

gratification (the act or an instance of satisfying)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "humoring"):

intemperance; intemperateness; self-indulgence (excess in action and immoderate indulgence of bodily appetites, especially in passion or indulgence)

excess; overindulgence (excessive indulgence)

binge; orgy; splurge (any act of immoderate indulgence)

Derivation:

humor (put into a good mood)