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withdrawing

adjective B2
  1. Tending to withdraw; withdrawn; shy.
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You will not, I hope, consider me as showing any disrespect to your family, my dear madam, by thus withdrawing my pretensions to your daughter’s favour, without having paid yourself and Mr.
Pride and Prejudice, p. 133 · B2
During the evening two men, engaged for the purpose, had carried Noirtier from Valentine’s room into his own, and contrary to all expectation there was no difficulty in withdrawing him from his child.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 1022 · C1

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