English

Pronunciation
IPA|/dɪ�m��/
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-��(r)|-��(r)

Verb
en-verb|demur|r|ing

1. context|intransitive|obsolete To linger; to stay; to tarry

#:"Yet durst not demur nor abide upon the camp. - Nicols?

1. intransitive To delay; to pause; to suspend proceedings or judgment in view of a doubt or difficulty; to hesitate; to put off the determination or conclusion of an affair.

#:Upon this rub, the English embassadors thought fit to demur. - Hayward?

1. intransitive To scruple or object; to take exception; to oppose; to balk

#:I demur to that statement.
#:The personnel demurred at the management's new scheme.

1. context|intransitive|law To interpose a demurrer. See demurrer.
2. intransitive To balk; to oppose.
3. context|transitive|obsolete To suspend judgment concerning; to doubt of or hesitate about

#:The latter I demur, for in their looks Much reason, and in their actions, oft appears. - w:John Milton|John Milton

1. context|transitive|obsolete To cause delay to; to put off

#:He demands a fee, And then demurs me with a vain delay. - Quarles?

Noun
en-noun

1. Stop; pause; hesitation as to proceeding; suspense of decision or action; scruple.

#:All my demurs but double his attacks; At last he whispers, ``Do; and we go snacks.'' - w:Alexander Pope|Alexander Pope
#:She agreed to his request without demur.

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