I. verb
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Asked if others on the Texas side of the Rio Grande handle adobe with his skill, he demurs.
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Brouillet demurs, preferring a sparkling Calistoga with fruit juice instead.
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For a second he thought that Howarth was about to demur .
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Letty seemed about to demur but Emily lifted her chin challengingly and the maid bobbed and left the room.
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The council may demur for two reasons.
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The Naval and General Staffs did not demur .
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When I continued to demur , he promised to prescribe only five pills, one for each of the next five nights.
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Wisely, perhaps, he demurs.
II. noun
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Accounts were adopted without question, rule changes without demur .
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Ana just drifted to a halt, turning without demur as Maggie moved her to face the house.
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But did the working class accept their continued relatively poor conditions without demur .
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Did the working class accept their circumstances without demur ?
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He was used to being obeyed without demur .
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The driver of the other car pulled up without demur .
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Yet, there was demur at the problems which inequality caused, even though it was rarely effective.