indrawn
Americanadjective
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reserved; introspective.
a quiet, indrawn man.
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made with the breath drawn in.
an indrawn sigh.
adjective
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drawn or pulled in
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inward-looking or introspective
Etymology
Origin of indrawn
Example Sentences
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“Respected Mr. Berezovsky,” says an initially indrawn, ferret-like Putin, “one would have to live on another planet not to know you!”
From New York Times ● Jul. 21, 2022
The expressions of the singers — a raised eyebrow, a sudden frown, even an indrawn breath — are almost startlingly intimate.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 8, 2017
How do you explain any of this to an indrawn boy who had been used to adults being kind to him?
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 2, 2016
Here, she found them surprisingly muted; what struck her most, she would recall later, was how indrawn the mother of the boy seemed, as if she had gone to some other place.
From New York Times ● Feb. 8, 2012
He had been asleep, curled up by the fire, but something woke him—the child’s cry, the sound of snow crunching beneath black boots, a sudden indrawn breath.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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