indrawn

American  

[in-drawn] / ˈɪnˌdrɔn /

adjective

1. reserved; introspective.

   a quiet, indrawn man.

2. made with the breath drawn draw in.

   an indrawn sigh.

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indrawn British  

/ ˌɪnˈdrɔːn /

adjective

1. drawn or pulled in

2. inward-looking or introspective

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Etymology

Origin of indrawn

First recorded in 1745–55; in- ¹ + drawn

Example Sentences

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

The content is meaty, to be sure, and evinces an interest in the world at large unavailable, say, to the indrawn assemblage in “Unfaithful.”

From New York Times • Sep. 9, 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

There was a heavy indrawn breath from the scientist, and then a reluctant “Yes.”

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman