humoring 1 of 2

noun

Definition of humoringnext
as in indulgence

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humoring

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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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  1. indulgence
  2. indulging
  3. consent
  4. assent
  5. acceptance
  6. surrender
Noun
  • Salted Chocolate Peanut Butter Pretzel When election night calls for a little indulgence, this Salted Chocolate Peanut Butter Pretzel cocktail delivers a decadent treat.
    Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
  • More recently, soft drink sales have been aided by lower- and middle-income consumers seeking inexpensive indulgences, companies and analysts say.
    Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 1 Nov. 2024
Definition of indulgence
Verb
  • But doing it too much and indulging to much could be a reason to evaluate the motive.
    Tribune Content Agency, The Mercury News, 14 Oct. 2024
  • Those indulging on social media often post photos to track their progress (again, these links are NSFW).
    Mikelle Street, Them, 9 Oct. 2024
Definition of indulging
Noun
  • France last year proposed a ban on social media for those under 15, but users were able to avoid the ban with parental consent.
    Reuters, NBC News, 21 Nov. 2024
  • The woman claimed Musk exposed himself and rubbed her leg without consent, according to interviews and documents obtained by the media outlet.
    Rachel Barber, USA TODAY, 21 Nov. 2024
Definition of consent
Noun
  • But a 21-day cease-fire was brokered by France and the United States in September, only for Israel to almost immediately reverse its initial assent.
    Steven Simon, Foreign Affairs, 30 Oct. 2024
  • New macOS Permissions Even before Sequoia, macOS was already a needy operating system, regularly seeking assent to let apps or services behave in certain ways.
    Barry Collins, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024
Definition of assent
Noun
  • But getting full acceptance from their families may be a lifelong journey.
    Grace Xue, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2024
  • This highlights the growing acceptance and usage of AI, which employers can tap into.
    Gary Drenik, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
Definition of acceptance
Noun
  • According to Safe Haven Baby Boxes, the organization is the only one in the U.S. that provides an anonymous surrender option to parents of newborns.
    Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 2 Nov. 2024
  • The militants carried out bombings, ransom kidnappings and beheadings during their heyday starting in the late 1990s, but they have been weakened considerably by battle defeats, surrenders and infighting.
    Jim Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2024
Definition of surrender
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