demur
verb (used without object)
to make objection, especially on the grounds of scruples; take exception; object.
demurred
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past participleof demur.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof demur.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
demurverb (used without object)to make objection, especially on the grounds of scruples; take exception; object.
Example Sentences
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But Trump demurred when asked if he planned to take any action over the Brazilian result.
From Barron's ● Oct. 26, 2026
But he demurred when asked if Russia had broken a ceasefire.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
But when Iater asked El-Sayed what he was thinking in that moment, he more or less demurred.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
When she was asked, Whitmer demurred: “My goal is always to make sure the investment happens here,” she said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
Oct. demurred, using as his Excuse my Infirmity and the small Distance to their Shop.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
