HUMORING

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The act of indulging or gratifying a desire

Synonyms:

humoring; indulgence; indulging; pampering

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

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)

-ing form of the verb humor