Main Entry: ¹de·mur

Pronunciation: \di-ˈmər\

Function: intransitive verb

Inflected Form(s): de·murred; de·mur·ring

Etymology: Middle English demuren, demeren to linger, from Anglo-French demurer, demoerer, from Latin demorari, from de- + morari to linger, from mora delay — more at mora

Date: 13th century

1 archaic : delay, hesitate
2 : to file a demurrer
3 : to take exception : object —often used with to or at