demurral
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Etymology
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /dɪˈmɝəl/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /dɪˈmɜːɹəl/
- Rhymes: -ɜːɹəl
Noun
demurral (countable and uncountable, plural demurrals)
- The act of demurring.
- 2004, Alan Hollinghurst, chapter 17, in The Line of Beauty […], 1st US edition, New York, N.Y.: Bloomsbury Publishing, →ISBN:
- Her steady tone, her emphasizing twitches, were new to Nick; they seemed to signal a change in their relations that wouldn't easily be reversed. He was used to her easy assents, her oddly contented demurrals […]
- (law) A formal objection.
Synonyms
- (act of demurring: suspending proceedings): hiatus, moratorium, recess; see also Thesaurus:pause
- (act of demurring: putting off): deferral, procrastination; see also Thesaurus:deferment
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