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[ ri-tahyuhr-ing ] / rɪˈtaɪər ɪŋ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR retiring ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivethat retires. withdrawing from contact with others; reserved; shy. Origin of retiringFirst recorded in 1540–50; retire + -ing2 SYNONYMS FOR retiring2 diffident, bashful, timid. SEE SYNONYMS FOR retiring ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM retiringre·tir·ing·ly, adverbre·tir·ing·ness, nounnon·re·tir·ing, adjectiveun·re·tir·ing, adjectiveWords nearby retiringretirement, retirement community, retirement pension, retirement plan, retirement relief, retiring, retool, retorsion, retort, retortion, retouch Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for retiringI was thinking about retiring from modeling, but spending that time with them rekindled that bug. Porn Stars on the Year in Porn: Drone Erotica, Belle Knox, and Wild Sex|Aurora Snow|December 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST Pope Francis said he would definitely consider stepping down, saying his predecessor has opened the door to retiring. Will There Soon Be Three Living Popes?|Barbie Latza Nadeau|August 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST Named after Sen. Tom Harkin, the Iowa Democrat who is retiring in January, the rule is to “always attack and never defend.” The Bruce Braley-Joni Ernst Race Is Iowa’s Ugliest Senate Campaign Ever|Ben Jacobs|July 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST Even Slayer frontman Tom Araya announced in 2010 he was retiring his signature helicopter and figure-eight style thrashing. Doctors Say Motörhead Is So Hardcore, They Could Make Your Brain Bleed|Brandy Zadrozny|July 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Clinton though did appear via video at the state party dinner, which was being held in tribute to retiring Sen. Tom Harkin. Hillary Clinton’s Secret Iowa Campaign Cadre|Ben Jacobs|June 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST By placing the squadrons of horse and the light batteries in echelon, the retiring column may be well protected. Elements of Military Art and Science|Henry Wager Halleck There are many games played publicly at restaurants and in the retiring rooms of mercantile establishments. In the Footprints of the Padres|Charles Warren Stoddard Shy and retiring in its habits, it is rarely found far distant from aquatic vegetation. Poachers and Poaching|John Watson She gave her consent, however, to his leaving the pail on the porch and then retiring to the chestnut tree. More Tish|Mary Roberts Rinehart But about the retiring habits of both there could be no doubt. Somehow Good|William de Morgan
British Dictionary definitions for retiring
adjectiveshunning contact with others; shy; reserved Derived forms of retiringretiringly, adverbCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to retiringreserved, humble, quiet, withdrawn, shrinking, restrained, withdrawing, backward, bashful, coy, demure, diffident, meek, modest, recessive, reclusive, reticent, timid, timorous, unassuming |