indrawn
reserved; introspective: a quiet, indrawn man.
made with the breath drawn in: an indrawn sigh.
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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.
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine | John Fox, Jr.His lips were indrawn, his face seemed instinct with a certain passionate but finely controlled emotion.
Mysterious Mr. Sabin | E. Phillips OppenheimA sneer gathered on her lips and indrawn nostrils as he made his appeal for the people's confidence.
Hyacinth | George A. BirminghamThe 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 CrawfordThe sharp hissing of indrawn breaths told him that they appreciated the situation.
The Young Continentals at Bunker Hill | John T. McIntyre
British Dictionary definitions for indrawn
/ (ˌɪnˈdrɔːn) /
drawn or pulled in
inward-looking or introspective
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