1. indulging or going along with someone’s wishes or whims, especially to keep them happy or avoid conflict
Usage: present participle of ‘humor’

Examples

• She was just humoring her grandfather when she agreed to listen to his old war stories again.
• The teacher was humoring the student’s wild theory about dinosaurs.
• I’m not really interested in shopping, but I’m humoring my sister.
• He kept humoring his boss’s unreasonable demands to avoid getting fired.
• The parents were humoring their child’s imaginary friend.
• Stop humoring him – his behavior is getting worse.