Thesaurus / demur
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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
- be puzzles
- calls in question
- challenges
- demurs
- disbelieves
- discredits
- disputes
- distrusts
- fears
- fluctuates
- gives no credence
- harbors suspicion
- has qualms
- hesitates
- imagines
- impugns
- insinuates
- is apprehensive of
- is curious
- is dubious
- is in a quandary
- is uncertain
- is undetermined
- misdoubts
- misgives
- mistrusts
- not buys
- queries
- reads differently
- scruples
- shilly-shallies
- skepticizes
- smells a rat
- surmises
- suspects
- takes dim view of
- vacillates
- wavers
- wonders at
- balking
- bottling up
- choking
- constraining
- corking
- corking up
- curbing
- deadening
- demurring
- garroting
- keeping the lid on
- muffling
- muzzling
- obstructing
- putting the lid on
- quieting
- repressing
- restraining
- shutting down
- shying
- squashing
- squelching
- stifling
- stilling
- stumbling
- suppressing
- taping up
- throttling
- tongue-tying
- alternate
- balance
- balk
- be irresolute
- be reluctant
- be unwilling
- blow hot and cold
- dally
- debate
- defer
- delay
- demur
- dillydally
- dither
- doubt
- equivocate
- falter
- flounder
- fluctuate
- fumble
- hang
- hang back
- hedge
- hem and haw
- hold back
- hold off
- hover
- linger
- oscillate
- pause
- ponder
- pull back
- pussyfoot
- scruple
- seesaw
- shift
- shrink
- shy away
- sit on fence
- stammer
- stop
- straddle
- stumble
- stutter
- swerve
- tergiversate
- think about
- think twice
- vacillate
- waffle
- waver
- weigh
- alternated
- balanced
- balked
- blew hot and cold
- dallied
- debated
- deferred
- delayed
- demurred
- dillydallied
- dithered
- doubted
- equivocated
- faltered
- floundered
- fluctuated
- fumbled
- hedged
- held back
- held off
- hem and haw
- hovered
- hung
- hung back
- lingered
- oscillated
- paused
- pondered
- pulled back
- pussyfooted
- sat on fence
- scrupled
- seesawed
- shied away
- shifted
- shrank
- stammered
- stopped
- straddled
- stumbled
- stuttered
- swerved
- tergiversated
- thought about
- thought twice
- vacillated
- waffled
- was irresolute
- was reluctant
- was unwilling
- wavered
- weighed
- be apprehensive of
- be curious
- be dubious
- be in a quandary
- be puzzled
- be uncertain
- be undetermined
- call in question
- challenge
- demur
- disbelieve
- discredit
- dispute
- distrust
- fear
- fluctuate
- give no credence
- harbor suspicion
- have one's doubts
- have qualms
- hesitate
- imagine
- impugn
- insinuate
- misgive
- mistrust
- not buy
- query
- question
- read differently
- scruple
- shilly-shally
- skepticize
- smell a rat
- surmise
- suspect
- take dim view of
- vacillate
- waver
- wonder
- wonder at
- balk
- be displeased
- challenge
- complain
- crab
- criticize
- cross
- demur
- deprecate
- disapprove
- disavow
- discommend
- discountenance
- disesteem
- dispute
- dissent
- except
- expostulate
- frown
- go one-on-one
- gripe
- grouse
- inveigh
- kick
- make a stink
- mix it up with
- oppose
- protest
- rail
- raise objection
- rant
- rave
- remonstrate
- sound off
- spurn
- squawk
- storm
- take exception
- take on
- tangle
- balked
- challenged
- complained
- crabbed
- criticized
- crossed
- demurred
- deprecated
- disapproved
- disavowed
- discommended
- discountenanced
- disesteemed
- disputed
- dissented
- excepted
- expostulated
- frowned
- go-one-on-oned
- griped
- groused
- inveighed
- kicked
- made a stink
- mixed it up with
- opposed
- protested
- railed
- raised objection
- ranted
- raved
- remonstrated
- sounded off
- spurned
- squawked
- stormed
- tangled
- took exception
- took on
- was displeased
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