demur

(intransitive, obsolete) To linger; to stay; to tarry

(intransitive) To delay; to pause; to suspend proceedings or judgment in view of a doubt or difficulty; to hesitate; to put off the determination or conclusion of an affair.

(intransitive) To scruple or object; to take exception; to oppose; to balk

(intransitive, law) To interpose a demurrer.

(transitive, obsolete) To suspend judgment concerning; to doubt of or hesitate about

(transitive, obsolete) To cause delay to; to put off