Humouring
[hjuːmə]
Examples
- They were weary, besides, of humouring the people, and of depending upon their caprice for a subsistence. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- To reason with her,' pursued Bradley, half humouring what was present, and half angry with what was not present; 'for her own sake. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Not that I like humouring Moore; but whatever I do I'll be paid for, and in coin of my own choosing. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- It's more my fault than yours, for humouring her whims, and letting her be alone in such a place as this. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- And so you would be rid of him,' said Lizzie, humouring her. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Not exactly that, either, replies Mrs. Chadband, humouring the joke with a hard-favoured smile. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- She lived so close by that we had not time to have done humouring her for a few moments before she was at home. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Oblige me--you have been so very good in humouring my poor nerves--oblige me by lifting up a corner of the blind. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
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