demurred; demurring
1
: the act or an instance of objecting : protest
rather than be brought into court he will pay without demur—
G. B. Shaw
G. B. Shaw2
: hesitation (as in doing or accepting) usually based on doubt of the acceptability of something offered or proposed
after some delay and demur, the door grudgingly turned on its hinges—Charles Dickens
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Examples of demur in a Sentence
Verb
She suggested that he would win easily, but he demurred, saying he expected the election to be close.
don't hesitate to demur to the idea if you have any qualms
Noun
we accepted his offer to pay for our dinners without demur
Recent Examples on the Web
Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 2 Nov. 2024
Clooney has demurred on the role his op-ed might’ve played in Biden’s decision.
—Hilary Lewis, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Sep. 2024
Even Netflix, after years of demurring, acknowledged that with a landmark ten year, $5 billion deal for WWE Raw early this year, its first big sports push.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 11 Sep. 2024
Trending on Billboard The friends mostly joked around, with Fallon demurring when Timberlake repeatedly suggested that the host would come out and do a mandatory warm-up set before Justin’s upcoming Barclays Center show in New York on Oct. 7.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 17 Sep. 2024
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Verb
Trump has often demurred, calling his opponents the threat.
—Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 2 Nov. 2024
Clooney has demurred on the role his op-ed might’ve played in Biden’s decision.
—Hilary Lewis, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Sep. 2024
Even Netflix, after years of demurring, acknowledged that with a landmark ten year, $5 billion deal for WWE Raw early this year, its first big sports push.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 11 Sep. 2024
Trending on Billboard The friends mostly joked around, with Fallon demurring when Timberlake repeatedly suggested that the host would come out and do a mandatory warm-up set before Justin’s upcoming Barclays Center show in New York on Oct. 7.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 17 Sep. 2024
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“Demur.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/demur. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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demur
2 of 2 noun
: the act of objecting : protest
accepted without demur
Legal Definition
demur
intransitive verb
de·mur
di-ˈmər 
demurred; demurring
: to interpose a demurrer
demur to the declaration
demurrable
adjective
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