Humoring — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the act of indulging or gratifying a desire

put into a good mood

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/hjˈuːmɚɹɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/hjˈuːməɹɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/hjˈuːməɹɪŋ/

3 syllables Say it as /hjˈuːmɚɹɪŋ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

indulging humour humor indulgence pampering

Parts of Speech

noun	the act of indulging or gratifying a desire
verb	put into a good mood

Word Forms

indulge	verb	give free rein to
pampering	adjective	gratifying tastes, appetites, or desires
pamper	verb	treat with excessive indulgence
humor	verb	put into a good mood
humor	noun	a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
humoring	noun	the act of indulging or gratifying a desire
humour	noun	a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

humorvoll

der Akt, einem Wunsch nachzugeben oder ihn zu befriedigen

🇫🇷French

humoristique

l'acte de satisfaire ou de satisfaire un désir

🇪🇸Spanish

bromear

el acto de complacer o satisfacer un deseo

🇮🇹Italian

umoristico

l'atto di assecondare o gratificare un desiderio

🇳🇱Dutch

humoristisch

de handeling van het bevredigen of bevredigen van een verlangen

🇵🇹Portuguese

humorístico

o ato de ceder ou satisfazer um desejo

🇷🇺Russian

юмор

акт потакания или удовлетворения желания

India

🇮🇳Hindi

विनोदी

किसी इच्छा को पूरा करने या संतुष्ट करने की क्रिया या भाव

🇧🇩Bengali

হাস্যকর

একটি বাসনা প্ররোচিত বা তৃপ্ত করার কাজ

🇮🇳Tamil

நகைச்சுவை

ஒரு ஆசையை ஈடுபடுத்தும் அல்லது திருப்திபடுத்தும் செயல்

🇮🇳Telugu

హాస్యం

కోరికను తీర్చడం లేదా సంతృప్తిపరిచే చర్య

🇮🇳Marathi

विनोद

इच्छेला तृप्त करण्याची किंवा तृप्त करण्याची क्रिया

🇮🇳Gujarati

રમૂજ

ઇચ્છાને પ્રેરિત કરવાની અથવા સંતોષવાની ક્રિયા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹಾಸ್ಯ

ಬಯಕೆಯನ್ನು ಪೂರೈಸುವ ಅಥವಾ ತೃಪ್ತಿಪಡಿಸುವ ಕ್ರಿಯೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

നർമ്മം

ഒരു ആഗ്രഹം നിറവേറ്റുന്നതിനോ തൃപ്തിപ്പെടുത്തുന്നതിനോ ഉള്ള പ്രവൃത്തി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਹਾਸੇ

ਇੱਕ ਇੱਛਾ ਨੂੰ ਸ਼ਾਮਲ ਕਰਨ ਜਾਂ ਸੰਤੁਸ਼ਟ ਕਰਨ ਦਾ ਕੰਮ

🇵🇰Urdu

مزاحیہ

خواہش کو شامل کرنے یا مطمئن کرنے کا عمل

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

幽默

放纵或满足欲望的行为

🇯🇵Japanese

ユーモアのある

欲望を満喫する、または満足させる行為

🇰🇷Korean

유머러스한

욕망을 충족시키거나 충족시키는 행위

🇻🇳Vietnamese

hài hước

hành động nuông chiều hoặc thỏa mãn một ham muốn

🇹🇭Thai

อารมณ์ขัน

การปรนเปรอหรือทำให้พอใจตามความปรารถนา

🇮🇩Indonesian

lucu

tindakan memanjakan atau memuaskan keinginan

🇵🇭Filipino

nagpapatawa

ang pagkilos ng pagpapakasawa o pagbibigay-kasiyahan sa isang pagnanasa

🇲🇾Malay

bergurau

perbuatan memanjakan atau memuaskan keinginan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الفكاهة

فعل الانغماس أو إشباع الرغبة

🇮🇷Persian

شوخ طبع

عمل ارضا کردن یا ارضای یک میل

🇹🇷Turkish

mizah

bir arzuyu tatmin etme veya tatmin etme eylemi

🇮🇱Hebrew

הומור

פעולת הפינוק או סיפוק התשוקה

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