Demurring

adj, noun, verb

adj, noun, verb ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    demurral

    "After some legal demurrings, it was allowed[…]"

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of demur form-of, gerund, participle, present
Adjective
  1. 1
    Reluctant; tending or serving to demur.

    "And that mode of expression is very demurring and self-deprecating. Victorian English was all about understatement."

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bashfulcautiousdiffidentfalteringhesitanthesitating

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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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