Demurring
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Demurring is a verb meaning present participle and gerund of demur.
Meaning
present participle and gerund of demur.
More Meanings
- Reluctant; tending or serving to demur.
- demurral
Example Sentences
After some legal demurrings, it was allowed[…]
"I'm the hostess, it would be unsociable for me to leave," I said, flashing him my most demurring smile.
And that mode of expression is very demurring and self-deprecating. Victorian English was all about understatement.
Well, if he, Karl, owned a pair of pants like that it would be no trick at all to captivate the most demurring siren.
Word Forms
- demurrings
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include demurral, demurrer, rebuff, discommender, declinature, dissuading.
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