demurs
Meaning of demurs
verb, 3rd person present
- raise objections or show reluctance.
normally she would have accepted the challenge, but she demurred
Middle English (in the sense ‘linger, delay’): from Old French demourer (verb), demeure (noun), based on Latin de- ‘away, completely’ + morari ‘delay’.
Information about demurs
- It is a verb.
- The singular form of demurs is: demur.
- Languages in which demurs is used:
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Hyphenation of demurs
de-murs
- It consists of 2 syllables and 6 chars.
- demurs is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
demurs synonyms
Meaning say something to express one's opposition to or disagreement with something:
Meaning express an objection to what someone has said or done:
Meaning make petty or unnecessary objections:
Meaning disagree with the doctrine of an established or orthodox Church:
Meaning hesitate or be unwilling to accept an idea or undertaking:
Meaning pause in indecision before saying or doing something:
Meaning indicate or show that one is not willing to do something:
Meaning (of a person) hesitate to do or accept:
Words that rhyme with demurs
testamurs, femurs, lemurs, bemurmurs, murmurs, remurmurs, smurs
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