demur
Example Sentences
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Reform's only current MS, Laura Anne Jones, has demurred when asked if she would want to be leader - but also has a recent suspension from the Senedd on her CV.
From BBC
But when asked if there was a way he could bring the latest problem up with the league, Doncic demurred.
From Los Angeles Times
Many more potential members have so far politely demurred.
From BBC
As for whether he gets the credit he deserves for making that tournament possible, Rothenberg demurs.
From Los Angeles Times
Cignetti demurred when asked who would play him in this movie, which someone will surely make if Hollywood can figure out how to stop making films about moody superheroes and talking squirrels.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
