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The act of indulging or gratifying a desire
Answer for the clue "The act of indulging or gratifying a desire ", 8 letters:
humoring
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Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
vb. (present participle of humor English)
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. the act of indulging or gratifying a desire [syn: indulgence , indulging , pampering ]
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Humor \Hu"mor\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Humored ; p. pr. & vb. n. Humoring .] To comply with the humor of; to adjust matters so as suit the peculiarities, caprices, or exigencies of; to adapt one's self to; to indulge by skillful adaptation; as, to humor ...
Usage examples of humoring.
Or was she humoring him, F'nor wondered, during the painful process of having the deep knife wound tended.
You have been humoring everybody all along and, of course, that places you automatically above everyone and everything.
This gibberish was making him more than a little angry, but he reminded himself that he was humoring an older woman with a great big problem.
But we do not tolerate rebellion,” explained the deep voice, still in that humoring tone.