drawing-in
Americannoun
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drawings-in
plural
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of drawing-in
1835–45; draw in + -ing 1
Example Sentences
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When German politician Sigmar Gabriel suggested a speed limit on all stretches of German autobahns, there was a collective drawing-in of breath and raising of eyebrows.
From BBC ● Mar. 16, 2015
Across the room at one of the "drawing-in frames" I see the figure of an unusally pretty girl with curly dark hair.
From The Woman Who Toils Being the Experiences of Two Gentlewomen as Factory Girls by Marie Van Vorst
At five in the morning there is a drawing-in of the fleet to Pelican Portage.
From The New North by Agnes Deans Cameron
They greeted the appearance of the cage with a quick drawing-in of the breath and a murmur of pity.
From The New Rector by Stanley John Weyman
Wherefore the drawing-in and consolidating of the whole outflung line.
From Bruce by Albert Payson Terhune
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