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Marie proposed that he take a walk with David, and Frederick consented without the slightest demur.
THE SEVEN CARDINAL SINS: ENVY AND INDOLENCEEUGNE SUEGaston seemed to demur, but Félice overruled him imperiously.
THE ROSE OF OLD ST. LOUISMARY DILLONIt was arranged so, with only a little demur from Mrs. Millar, over-ruled by her husband.
A HOUSEFUL OF GIRLSSARAH TYTLERShe made no demur, but sat down to the piano and began to sing.
QUEENSLAND COUSINSELEANOR LUISA HAVERFIELDSangiorgio had no time to demur or even to reply; he at once found himself beside the carriage.
THE CONQUEST OF ROMEMATILDE SERAOJesson, after some demur, consented to take the bill; and Bolland indorsed it with his own name.
THE CHRONICLES OF CRIME OR THE NEW NEWGATE CALENDAR. V. 1/2CAMDEN PELHAMShe poured out a full glass, which the child drank without further demur.
FOR JOHN'S SAKEANNIE FRANCES PERRAMShe admitted him, therefore, without demur; and found he was a land surveyor, who had often been employed by Sir Hugh at Cleves.
CAMILLAFANNY BURNEYTo French readers this scene may seem a ghoulish farce: English humour accepts it from Norwegian humour without demur.
THE ENGLISH STAGEAUGUSTIN FILONAfter this there was no further demur, and Katy soon stood with Helen at the door of Marian's room.
FAMILY PRIDEMARY J. HOLMESWORDS RELATED TO DEMUR
- abandon
- accede
- acquiesce
- admit
- back off
- back out
- back pedal
- backtrack
- balk
- beg off
- bow out
- cancel
- cave in
- chicken out
- concede
- cop out
- demur
- give ground
- give in
- give up
- go back on
- have no fight left
- hold back
- pull back
- pull out
- recant
- recoil
- renege
- resign
- retreat
- submit
- surrender
- take back
- wimp out
- withdraw
- withdraw from agreement or statement
- yield
- accuse
- ascribe
- attack
- beef
- bellyache
- bemoan
- bewail
- bitch
- carp
- cavil
- charge
- contravene
- criticize
- defy
- demur
- denounce
- deplore
- deprecate
- differ
- disagree
- disapprove
- dissent
- expostulate
- find fault
- fret
- fuss
- gainsay
- grieve
- gripe
- groan
- grouse
- growl
- grumble
- impute
- indict
- kick up a fuss
- lament
- lay
- look askance
- make a fuss
- moan
- nag
- object
- oppose
- protest
- refute
- remonstrate
- repine
- reproach
- snivel
- sound off
- take exception to
- wail
- whimper
- whine
- yammer
- accused
- ascribed
- attacked
- beefed
- bellyached
- bemoaned
- bewailed
- bitched
- carped
- cavilled
- charged
- contravened
- criticized
- defied
- demurred
- denounced
- deplored
- deprecated
- differed
- disagreed
- disapproved
- dissented
- expostulated
- found fault
- fretted
- fussed
- gainsaid
- grieved
- griped
- groaned
- groused
- growled
- grumbled
- imputed
- indicted
- kicked up a fuss
- lamented
- lay
- looked askance
- made a fuss
- moaned
- nagged
- objected
- opposed
- protested
- refuted
- remonstrated
- repined
- reproached
- snivelled
- sounded off
- took exception to
- wailed
- whimpered
- whined
- yammered
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