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Meaning of demurring

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

demurring

verb

Definitions

  1. To linger; to stay; to tarry

  2. 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.

  3. To scruple or object; to take exception; to oppose; to balk

    Example: I demur to that statement.

  4. To interpose a demurrer.

noun

Definitions

  1. Demurral