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demur at
demur at something
to dispute something; to challenge something. I fear I must demur at your suggestion that I am aloof and condescending. Alice demurred at the suggestion that she was late.
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Kristjan | | - | Estonian, Slovene |
Irmuska | | EER-moosh-kaw | Hungarian (Rare) |
Bishal | | - | Nepali, Bengali |
Manjula | | - | Indian, Hindi, Telugu, Malayalam |
Petter | | - | Swedish, Norwegian |
Hyram | | HIE-rəm | English (Rare) |