Since I believe in humoring people, it says so in the US Constitution.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Volokh Conspiracy » Taking the Washington Post to School] Reference

G.M. is 'humoring' Gwen, whose delight and range of emotions is shown in face and body.    From Wordnik.com.  [A few moments of theory, and many minutes of pure arousal.] Reference

She had begun by "humoring" the delirious man; but now she found his delirium taking a course which was excessively embarrassing.    From Wordnik.com.  [The American Baron] Reference

"humoring" Phoebe's madness, with its implied subterfuges and equivocations.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Panchronicon] Reference

So I got to spend my day off humoring momma again.    From Wordnik.com.  [Read It!] Reference

I don't feel like humoring this nonsense another moment.    From Wordnik.com.  [Changed Man and the King of Words]

The secretary nodded as though humoring a mental patient.    From Wordnik.com.  [Deception Point]

So it's time to stop humoring the global warming deniers.    From Wordnik.com.  [Allison Kilkenny: Krugman Endorses The Next Great Bubble Machine: Cap And Trade] Reference

He's humoring us by saying I can teach you how to be nice.    From Wordnik.com.  [Logan Nakyanzi Pollard: Whites Who Say Blacks Are Racist Are Onto Something] Reference

Thank you for humoring me, SHOWBIZ TONIGHT studio audience.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Mar 02, 2009] Reference

I secretly think that we adults were all just humoring him.    From Wordnik.com.  [unclebob Diary Entry] Reference

It was a long time before he realized that she was humoring him.    From Wordnik.com.  [Space Platform]

A frown replaces the bluff humoring look on the sub-majer's face.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Magi'i Of Cyador]

I believe he thought I was rather a simpleton and needed humoring.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Short Life] Reference

Those of us who can do math know that we're just humoring Hillary.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript May 5, 2008] Reference

Was he humoring her so as to get rid of her without making a scene?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Cube Route]

He spoke in the voice people use in humoring drunken men and children.    From Wordnik.com.  [Little Lost Sister] Reference

They were all non-pretentious mensches who wrote me back, humoring me.    From Wordnik.com.  [Rod Lurie: As Papers Lose Their Voices, so go Their Lives] Reference

Shelby, speculating whether this particular crotchet required humoring.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Henchman] Reference

"I fancy that you bring me good news, major?" said Isabel, humoring his mood.    From Wordnik.com.  [Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 22, September, 1878] Reference

"A million and one for under your pillow, " she said, as if humoring a child.    From Wordnik.com.  [Duma Key]

Sarah closed the linen closet and faced her mother, expression soft and humoring.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Appointment] Reference

He looked down at her with no sign that he was humoring her, which was a comfort.    From Wordnik.com.  [Ill Met By Moonlight]

"Have a cup of coffee, why don't you?" the doctor suggested, humoring the officer.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Witness]

"Very well," the Cyclops agreed, humoring her, for she was an extremely cute child.    From Wordnik.com.  [Dragon on a Pedestal]

So this has just been a bit of an adolescent bitch-session, thanks for humoring me.    From Wordnik.com.  [It's Official, I'm Stressing] Reference

We wondered: Was he just humoring us, or did he really think we were on to something?.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Morning After: What Happens at Politico?] Reference

My wife's enjoying herself and I'm humoring myself by watching this Pavlovian reaction.    From Wordnik.com.  [unclebob Diary Entry] Reference

"The son's a little in our way at present, I'm afraid," added the old man, humoring the joke.    From Wordnik.com.  [Ten Girls from Dickens] Reference

Now I don't know if they were just humoring a crazy old man, but I didn't get that from them.    From Wordnik.com.  [Coming Soon-- Riots in America?] Reference

"A course to where?" he asked, as one humoring some image born out of fash-smoke or veever drink.    From Wordnik.com.  [Uncharted Stars]

Bussiness as usual and smiles abroad, she's doing a boy a favor and humoring his musical hard on.    From Wordnik.com.  [youneverwin Diary Entry] Reference

Under those circumstances, but one alternative was left — the alternative of humoring him again.    From Wordnik.com.  [Armadale] Reference

But there are other people here just humoring you until you can find your way back to your village.    From Wordnik.com.  [Poll: National Race Tightens; Majority Says Obama Flip-Flopped On Key Issues] Reference

Valentine, humoring the caprice of the demented man, said, in the most enticing tone she could assume.    From Wordnik.com.  [Monte-Cristo's Daughter] Reference

"Do anything you blame please," he said, more by way of humoring her than from faith in her stratagem.    From Wordnik.com.  [Judith of the Plains] Reference

The radiation therapist glances at Dr. Hubbard and the oncologist nods, still humoring his young patient.    From Wordnik.com.  [Prayers To Broken Stones]

"Yes," she said, with the faintest of smiles, as if humoring a game whose rules and objectives she found ultimately demeaning.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Year's Best Science Fiction 23rd Annual Collection]