demur

Definitions

1. 1.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.
2. 2.To scruple or object; to take exception; as, I demur to that statement.
3. 3.(Law) To interpose a demurrer. See Demurrer, 2.
4. 4.To suspend judgment concerning; to doubt of or hesitate about. [Obs.] The latter I demur, for in their looks Much reason, and in their actions, oft appears. Milton.
5. 5.To cause delay to; to put off. [Obs.] He demands a fee, And then demurs me with a vain delay. Quarles.
6. 6.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." Pope.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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Definition-first questions whose answer is demur.

• What is to scruple or object; to take exception; as, I demur to that statement called?
• What is to interpose a demurrer. See Demurrer, 2 called?
• What is to suspend judgment concerning; to doubt of or hesitate about. [Obs.] The latter I demur, for in their looks Much reason, and in their actions, oft appears. Milton called?
• What is to cause delay to; to put off. [Obs.] He demands a fee, And then demurs me with a vain delay. Quarles called?
• What is 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." Pope called?