I. di-ˈmər intransitive verb
( de·murred ; de·mur·ring )
Etymology: Middle English demuren, demeren to linger, from Anglo-French demurer, demoerer, from Latin demorari, from de- + morari to linger, from mora delay — more at mora
Date: 13th century
1. archaic : delay , hesitate
2. : to file a demurrer
3. : to take exception : object — often used with to or at
II. noun
Date: 13th century
1. : hesitation (as in doing or accepting) usually based on doubt of the acceptability of something offered or proposed
2. : the act or an instance of objecting : protest
Synonyms: see qualm