To interpose a demurrer.
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.
To scruple or object; to take exception; to oppose; to balk
An act of hesitation as to proceeding; a scruple; also, a suspension of action or decision; a pause, a stop.
To act boldly, especially when there are short-term adverse consequences.