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These told very much upon my companion until, after consistently demurring, he at last consented to ride on the sledge.
THE HOME OF THE BLIZZARDDOUGLAS MAWSONIn telling our story to him, his attitude of mind, in demurring or assenting, will cause a sudden change or recoil on our part.
BROWNING AND THE DRAMATIC MONOLOGUES. S. CURRYTo this her cousin demurred, and from demurring proceeded to the enunciation of a positive order.
MISS MACKENZIEANTHONY TROLLOPEAfter some demurring, for I wan't no hand to stay where I couldn't pay, I accepted his most kind invitation.
OLD RAIL FENCE CORNERSVARIOUSThere was a good deal of demurring, but I got my leave for nine months,—and I knew that I had earned it.
AN AUTOBIOGRAPHYANTHONY TROLLOPEHe lounged along, turning every now and then to look at her, smiling and demurring, his hat on the back of his head.
THE MARRIAGE OF WILLIAM ASHEMRS. HUMPHRY WARDSmilash demanded half-a-crown for the job, but on her demurring, immediately apologized and came down to a shilling.
AN UNSOCIAL SOCIALISTGEORGE BERNARD SHAWFor an hour Stenovics had made a show of demurring; then he bowed to the national will.
SOPHY OF KRAVONIAANTHONY HOPEThus, in the scene before us, we find Moses still demurring.
NOTES ON THE BOOK OF EXODUSC. H. (CHARLES HENRY) MACKINTOSHI felt like demurring, but Mr. Wallingford readily consented.
THE ALLEN HOUSET. S. ARTHURWORDS RELATED TO DEMURRING
- cavil
- censure
- challenge
- counter-argument
- criticism
- declination
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- difficulty
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- disapproval
- discontent
- disesteem
- disinclination
- dislike
- displeasure
- dissatisfaction
- doubt
- exception
- grievance
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- hesitation
- kick
- niggle
- odium
- opposition
- protest
- protestation
- question
- rejection
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- remonstrance
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- repugnancy
- revilement
- scruple
- shrinking
- squawk
- stink
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- doubt
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- gripe
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- kick
- niggle
- odium
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- protest
- question
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- remonstrance
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- squawk
- stink
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- cavil
- censure
- challenge
- counter-argument
- criticism
- declination
- demur
- demurral
- demurring
- difficulty
- disapprobation
- disapproval
- discontent
- disesteem
- disinclination
- dislike
- displeasure
- dissatisfaction
- doubt
- exception
- expostulation
- grievance
- gripe
- hesitation
- kick
- niggle
- odium
- opposition
- protest
- protestation
- question
- rejection
- reluctance
- remonstrance
- repugnancy
- revilement
- scruple
- shrinking
- squawk
- stink
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- unaccommodating
- uncheerful
- uncooperative
- uneager
- unenthusiastic
- uninclined
- unobliging
- unready
- unwishful
- wayward
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.