demur vs hesitate

demur

verb
  • 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 interpose a demurrer. 

  • To scruple or object; to take exception; to oppose; to balk 

noun
  • An act of hesitation as to proceeding; a scruple; also, a suspension of action or decision; a pause, a stop. 

hesitate

verb
  • To stop or pause respecting decision or action; to be in suspense or uncertainty as to a determination. 

  • To stammer; to falter in speaking. 

  • To utter with hesitation or to intimate by a reluctant manner. 

How often have the words demur and hesitate occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )