| 单词 | humorizing |
| 释义 | > as lemmasˈhumorizing ˈhumorizing adj. and n. (a) adj. (originally) †that humours or indulges others (obsolete); (later) that makes something humorous; (b) n. the action or practice of speaking or thinking humorously. ΚΠ 1609 E. Hoby Let. to Mr. T. H. 24 Euerie iching-eared congregation will..be serued with an humorizing Discourser, whose diuinitie must spout, as oft as they turne the cocke. 1748 Old England 12 Nov. He..pelts another Writer with a Shower of humorizing Scurrilities. 1875 Chronicle (Univ. Michigan) 6 139/1 We find..the same decided penchant for moralizing, philosophizing, poetizing, and humorizing. 1984 S. Nelson Ulster's Uncertain Defenders xiv. 179 The apparently callous humorising about killing and death. 2005 M. Rotenberg Creativity & Sexuality Introd. p. xi The humorizing possibility of speaking about one's passion for food or singing..in sexual terms. < as lemmas |
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