humouring's Usage Examples:

The frustrated game master retaliates by humouring the players' misconceptions and incarnating the gazebo as a fearsome creature.

At first Wanda does not understand or accede to the request, but after humouring Severin a bit she finds the advantages of the method to be interesting.

and Fenton had in fact broken up some time before, and Fenton had been humouring him by writing the note.

He subsequently said he was 'humouring' the reporter and not really offering the tickets.

and female self-loathing" and "a leather jacket-wearing rocker, black-humouring the boys with her twangy moan.

Sue Osman (Sandy Ratcliff) come to terms with the death of her son, and humouring hypochondriac Dot Cotton (June Brown).

unreliable narrator, as he often comments that other people appear to be humouring him or treating things he regards as very important as inconsequential.

who understands Rick, and accepts his ways, often agreeing with him or humouring him.

father, discovering this trick, tried to conciliate him by indulgence, humouring his whims and encouraging his low tastes.

After the meeting adjourns, Helena and Bergman reveal they were merely humouring the Commander.

though due to Belus's true nature it is unsure how much of this is Belus humouring him for his own ends.

Synonyms:

temper; sulk; ill humour; good humour; feeling; peeve; ill humor; good temper; good humor; amiability; sulkiness; distemper; humor; mood;

Antonyms:

pull out; leave; take away; whole milk;