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Definition of demur in English: demurverbdemurred, demurring, demurs dɪˈməːdəˈmər [no object]1Raise objections or show reluctance. normally she would have accepted the challenge, but she demurred Example sentencesExamples - Yet every time he's asked about his influence, English demurs, deflects all credit onto the team, the players.
- ‘You'll have to talk to the industry spokespeople about that,’ he demurred.
- He demurs on the idea of stiffer criminal penalties, but suggests there may be a need for more sentencing guidelines on civil fraud and failed audits.
- Greenspan agreed with his diagnosis, but demurred.
- Yet Stevenson demurs mildly, and says diplomatically: ‘I think actors often improvise in character in a scripted film, so it's not that unusual.’
- ‘I don't think I'll ever be in such a big hit as that again, because that's impossible,’ she demurs.
- When asked the age of her son she cheerfully demurs, claiming with some justification that such questions are normally only asked as a way of deducing her own age - dangerous information, which most sopranos prefer to keep to themselves.
- ‘So I've heard,’ I demurred, moving farther down the aisle in search of something for my own late night viewing.
- Keyes agrees the anthology ‘is very revealing’, but demurs from the notion her writing is closely tied to her experience.
- He demurs: any movement of a certain size will attract people who are ‘a bit fanatical’ but ‘you're never going to agree with all of them’.
- He demurs: ‘Losing a battle does not mean you will lose the war.’
- ‘Not because I'm the best, but because I'm the fastest,’ he demurs in his New York-via-Edinburgh accent.
- ‘No, no,’ he demurs, waving his hands in front of his face.
- Humans, she demurs, are not accustomed to such ‘rapid changes,’ as she terminates the relationship.
- ‘I couldn't possibly tell you,’ he demurs, looking vaguely embarrassed.
- ‘I'm not a very good close reader of my own work,’ she demurs when asked to explain the meaning of an incident near the end of The Namesake.
- She's not unmoved, but demurs because she doesn't want to complicate their arrangement.
- ‘I can't tell you,’ he demurred during the salad course.
- ‘I'm not interested in Hollywood,’ she demurs.
- ‘Gee, Bob,’ Fisher smartly demurred, ‘I'm not sure if that's advisable at this point.’
Synonyms raise objections, object, take exception, take issue, protest, lodge a protest, cavil, dissent raise doubts, express doubt, express reluctance, express reservations, express misgivings, be unwilling, be reluctant, baulk, hesitate, think twice, hang back, drag one's heels, refuse informal be cagey, boggle, kick up a fuss, kick up a stink - 1.1Law dated Put forward a demurrer.
Example sentencesExamples - The reference in the final sentence of this passage is to the fact that the claimants had not demurred to the ten heads of particulars pleaded by the newspaper in support of meaning, namely grounds for investigation.
- It can be dealt with in the ordinary way and if the Judge who hears the matter thinks there is anything in it, well, it will proceed to trial or maybe the Commonwealth will demur or you will demur, as the case may be.
- I would not demur at all from what your Honour says.
- The defendant could not have demurred to the plaintiff's declaration, which would have shown a perfectly good cause of action, and, unless the defendant set up something to defeat the claim, the action would have been maintainable.
- Indeed, although this is not before the Court, I am sure my learned friend would not demur at my reading it - we have copies for the Court.
noun dɪˈməːdəˈmər mass noun, usually with negative The action of objecting to or hesitating over something. they accepted this ruling without demur Example sentencesExamples - You can plead by way of reply and demur, can you not?
- Prudie has long felt that the reflexive, polite demur is not necessary when people are impertinently out of line, either with their advice or their questions.
- Workers and unions are enjoined to accept wage cuts without too much demur, provided they are satisfied jobs would be saved.
- Much, and much of the best, criticism in the past decade has been thus motivated; we now know a poet less quaint, less demur, and more politically engaged than previous generations might have imagined.
- Those of us who demur are labelled ‘self-haters’.
Synonyms objection, protest, protestation, complaint, dispute, dissent, carping, cavilling, recalcitrance, opposition, resistance reservation, hesitation, reluctance, unwillingness, disinclination, lack of enthusiasm doubts, qualms, misgivings, second thoughts a murmur, a peep, a word, a sound informal niggling, griping, grousing, boggling Law demurrers rare demurral
Origin Middle English (in the sense 'linger, delay'): from Old French demourer (verb), demeure (noun), based on Latin de- 'away, completely' + morari 'delay'. Demur ‘raise doubts or objections’, was first recorded as meaning ‘linger, delay’. The source of the verb is Old French demourer, based on Latin de- ‘away, completely’ and morari ‘delay, stay’. Demure (Late Middle English) with which it is often confused, probably comes from the same French word, influenced by Old French mur ‘grave’ (from Latin maturus ‘ripe or mature’ source of mature (Late Middle English)). Early meanings of demure were ‘sober, serious, reserved’. The sense ‘reserved, shy’ dates from the late 17th century.
Rhymes à deux, agent provocateur, astir, auteur, aver, bestir, blur, bon viveur, burr, Chandigarh, coiffeur, concur, confer, connoisseur, cordon-bleu, cri de cœur, cur, danseur, Darfur, defer, de rigueur, deter, entrepreneur, er, err, farceur, faute de mieux, fir, flâneur, Fleur, force majeure, fur, hauteur, her, infer, inter, jongleur, Kerr, littérateur, longueur, masseur, Monseigneur, monsieur, Montesquieu, Montreux, murre, myrrh, occur, pas de deux, Pasteur, per, pisteur, poseur, pot-au-feu, prefer, prie-dieu, pudeur, purr, raconteur, rapporteur, refer, répétiteur, restaurateur, saboteur, sabreur, seigneur, Sher, shirr, sir, skirr, slur, souteneur, spur, stir, tant mieux, transfer, Ur, vieux jeu, voyageur, voyeur, were, whirr Definition of demur in US English: demurverbdəˈmərdəˈmər [no object]1Raise doubts or objections or show reluctance. normally she would have accepted the challenge, but she demurred Example sentencesExamples - He demurs: any movement of a certain size will attract people who are ‘a bit fanatical’ but ‘you're never going to agree with all of them’.
- He demurs on the idea of stiffer criminal penalties, but suggests there may be a need for more sentencing guidelines on civil fraud and failed audits.
- Keyes agrees the anthology ‘is very revealing’, but demurs from the notion her writing is closely tied to her experience.
- Greenspan agreed with his diagnosis, but demurred.
- ‘I don't think I'll ever be in such a big hit as that again, because that's impossible,’ she demurs.
- ‘I couldn't possibly tell you,’ he demurs, looking vaguely embarrassed.
- ‘I'm not a very good close reader of my own work,’ she demurs when asked to explain the meaning of an incident near the end of The Namesake.
- When asked the age of her son she cheerfully demurs, claiming with some justification that such questions are normally only asked as a way of deducing her own age - dangerous information, which most sopranos prefer to keep to themselves.
- Yet every time he's asked about his influence, English demurs, deflects all credit onto the team, the players.
- He demurs: ‘Losing a battle does not mean you will lose the war.’
- She's not unmoved, but demurs because she doesn't want to complicate their arrangement.
- Yet Stevenson demurs mildly, and says diplomatically: ‘I think actors often improvise in character in a scripted film, so it's not that unusual.’
- ‘I can't tell you,’ he demurred during the salad course.
- Humans, she demurs, are not accustomed to such ‘rapid changes,’ as she terminates the relationship.
- ‘I'm not interested in Hollywood,’ she demurs.
- ‘You'll have to talk to the industry spokespeople about that,’ he demurred.
- ‘Gee, Bob,’ Fisher smartly demurred, ‘I'm not sure if that's advisable at this point.’
- ‘No, no,’ he demurs, waving his hands in front of his face.
- ‘So I've heard,’ I demurred, moving farther down the aisle in search of something for my own late night viewing.
- ‘Not because I'm the best, but because I'm the fastest,’ he demurs in his New York-via-Edinburgh accent.
Synonyms raise objections, object, take exception, take issue, protest, lodge a protest, cavil, dissent - 1.1Law dated Put forward a demurrer.
Example sentencesExamples - It can be dealt with in the ordinary way and if the Judge who hears the matter thinks there is anything in it, well, it will proceed to trial or maybe the Commonwealth will demur or you will demur, as the case may be.
- The reference in the final sentence of this passage is to the fact that the claimants had not demurred to the ten heads of particulars pleaded by the newspaper in support of meaning, namely grounds for investigation.
- Indeed, although this is not before the Court, I am sure my learned friend would not demur at my reading it - we have copies for the Court.
- The defendant could not have demurred to the plaintiff's declaration, which would have shown a perfectly good cause of action, and, unless the defendant set up something to defeat the claim, the action would have been maintainable.
- I would not demur at all from what your Honour says.
noundəˈmərdəˈmər usually with negative The action or process of objecting to or hesitating over something. they accepted this ruling without demur Example sentencesExamples - Much, and much of the best, criticism in the past decade has been thus motivated; we now know a poet less quaint, less demur, and more politically engaged than previous generations might have imagined.
- Prudie has long felt that the reflexive, polite demur is not necessary when people are impertinently out of line, either with their advice or their questions.
- Those of us who demur are labelled ‘self-haters’.
- You can plead by way of reply and demur, can you not?
- Workers and unions are enjoined to accept wage cuts without too much demur, provided they are satisfied jobs would be saved.
Synonyms objection, protest, protestation, complaint, dispute, dissent, carping, cavilling, recalcitrance, opposition, resistance
Origin Middle English (in the sense ‘linger, delay’): from Old French demourer (verb), demeure (noun), based on Latin de- ‘away, completely’ + morari ‘delay’. |