indrawn

[ in-drawn ]

adjective
  1. reserved; introspective: a quiet, indrawn man.

  2. made with the breath drawn in: an indrawn sigh.

Origin of indrawn

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

Words Nearby indrawn

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How to use indrawn in a sentence

  • For a moment he stood in silence, his face half-turned, his teeth hard on his indrawn lip—thinking.

  • His lips were indrawn, his face seemed instinct with a certain passionate but finely controlled emotion.

    Mysterious Mr. Sabin | E. Phillips Oppenheim
  • A sneer gathered on her lips and indrawn nostrils as he made his appeal for the people's confidence.

    Hyacinth | George A. Birmingham
  • The old woman breathed regularly, and her indrawn lips trembled each time as the breath went out, and her eyes were shut.

    Wandering Ghosts | F. Marion Crawford
  • The sharp hissing of indrawn breaths told him that they appreciated the situation.

British Dictionary definitions for indrawn

indrawn

/ (ˌɪnˈdrɔːn) /


adjective
  1. drawn or pulled in

  2. inward-looking or introspective

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