Yes, I wish we had stayed," said March, idly humoring a conception of the accomplished fact.
Well, you ought to have a share in the one you helped to save for us rich men, Lindau," March returned, stillhumoring the joke.
His words were false, the visitor realized; he was humoring the madman.
In speaking to me now, do you still believe yourself to be addressing Mersey, your fellow human being, and humoring him in a delusion?
Even the belief that I am humoring Arnault for papa's sake tests his loyalty greatly.
I told you that Miss Wildmere was humoring that fellow Arnault to save her father, and consequently her mother and the child.
I could not doubt that she would find some means of humoring him in the same way at Frankfort.
And yet there would be some reason for humoring him in this if he asked me.
We will let Mrs. Armadale see the bubbles," continued the doctor, in the tone of a parent humoring a spoiled child.
Under those circumstances, but one alternative was left--the alternative of humoring him again.
Midwinter, humoring what he believed to be one of Allan's boyish jokes.
Or a balloon," he suggested, humoring the pleasantry.
Well, no," said I, humoring her as much as possible.
Raise them at once, and let us have no more of this humoring nonsense.
With admirable patience, as if humoring two spoiled children, Imogen filled another cup with greater care.
You have been humoring and petting me, taking me for some insane creature.
We have a number of sick people here," said the woman, like one humoring an inquisitive child.
Raise them at once and let us have no more of this humoring and nonsense.
Lavender began to have some respect for Sheila’s father, and made a resolution to guard against the impertinence of humoring him too ostentatiously.
Perior's smile in its humoring coyness was charming; Camelia felt that she quite adored him when he so smiled at her.
He could regard with humoring half compliances this pretty whim of his pretty Camelia.
You surely were only humoring her whim in so replying.
Such coddling as he needed, such humoring of whims.
She was perfectly aware, in her critical position, of the necessity of humoring me.
I am only humoring one of the fancies of poor Miss Dunross.
But I know some folks have a partiality to being called by their names, and I have no objection in life to humoring them.
Bertha allowed herself to be helped to the wing, and tried to force down a few morsels for the sake of humoring the generously inclined bon vivant, who grew more and more genial and amiably disposed as he sipped his Château Margaux.
I have no intention of humoring her caprices, or disarranging the family to suit her whims.
You are humoring a foolish girl at the risk of your life!
Villard was upon the verge of humoring Barbour at any cost of time or trouble, when suddenly he thought of Parkins.
While humoring her belief, he nevertheless was skeptical, and shook his head indicating his doubt.
Add to all, the remembrance of Camillus's treatment, which made it now seem a dangerous thing for officers to command without humoring their soldiers.
And from thenceforward humoring the king in all things according to his heart's desire, and finding fault with nothing that he did, she obtained great power with him, and was gratified in all her requests.
Insomuch that it amazed those who did not well consider, to see the people always prefer Phocion, who was so far from humoring them or courting their favor, that he always thwarted and opposed them.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "humoring" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word. Other words: gratification; indulgence; pleasing
