What does demurring mean?
Demurring means present participle and gerund of demur.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
present participle and gerund of demur.
And that mode of expression is very demurring and self-deprecating. Victorian English was all about understatement.
"I'm the hostess, it would be unsociable for me to leave," I said, flashing him my most demurring smile.
Well, if he, Karl, owned a pair of pants like that it would be no trick at all to captivate the most demurring siren.
After some legal demurrings, it was allowed[…]
Use demurring when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Demurring means present participle and gerund of demur.
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And that mode of expression is very demurring and self-deprecating. Victorian English was all about understatement.
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