n.
Pronunciation: di- ' m ə r
Function: intransitive verb
Inflected Form: 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