demur vs loiter

demur

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

  • 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. 

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

loiter

verb
  • To stand about without any aim or purpose; to stand about idly. 

  • To remain at a certain place instead of moving on. 

  • For an aircraft to remain in the air near a target. 

noun
  • A standing or strolling about without any aim or purpose. 

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