demurs

Meaning

1. Stop; pause; hesitation as to proceeding; suspense of decision or action; scruple.
2. To linger; to stay; to tarry
3. 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.
4. To scruple or object; to take exception; to oppose; to balk
5. To interpose a demurrer.
6. To suspend judgment concerning; to doubt of or hesitate about
7. To cause delay to; to put off

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Sources

1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data