demurs

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A form of demur — Chiefly followed by to, and sometimes by at or on: to object or be reluctant; to balk, to take exception.

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Meanings

verb
  1. indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of demur
noun
  1. pluralplural of demur

    After many demurs—turnip-fields and covies, the ash coppice and pheasants, put into the balance against "Raphaels, Correggios, and stuff"—it was finally agreed they should travel for the next season,...

    1831, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter XIV, in Romance and Reality. […], volume II, London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, […], →OCLC, page 199

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APA

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MLA

“demurs.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/demurs. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “demurs,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/demurs.

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