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half-closed

British  

adjective

  1. partially closed

    with half-closed eyes

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Your mouth will be full of gauze or cotton balls and your eyes will be half-closed like last call at a sports bar.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 2025

"Speculation in concept stocks has been active throughout the year, and regulators have their eyes half-closed," said Huang Yan, general manager of Shanghai QiuYang Capital Co.

From Reuters ● Nov. 1, 2023

The companies might be spending big to eliminate the cost of low-paid drivers but, as my experience with the half-closed door shows, operations are far from human-free.

From BBC ● Mar. 2, 2023

Her transformation shows in the animation: Early on, she runs like a fussy child, eyes half-closed.

From New York Times ● Jun. 24, 2022

Her eyes were still half-closed as she peered into the hallway with a puzzled expression.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss

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