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retiring
re·tir·ing R0194700 (rĭ-tīr′ĭng)adj. Shy and reserved; modest.
re·tir′ing·ly adv.re·tir′ing·ness n.retiring (rɪˈtaɪərɪŋ) adjshunning contact with others; shy; reserved reˈtiringly advre•tir•ing (rɪˈtaɪər ɪŋ)
adj. reserved; shy. retire retiring1. 'retire'When someone retires, they leave their job and stop working, usually because they have reached the age when they can get a pension. Gladys retired at the age of sixty-eight.They had decided to retire from farming.2. 'retiring'The adjective retiring has two meanings. You use it in front of a noun such as MP or chairman to indicate that someone will soon give up their present job and be replaced by someone else. ...Jim Dacre, the retiring Labour MP....the retiring President of the Methodist Conference.You also use it to describe someone who is very quiet and avoids meeting other people. She was a shy, retiring girl.Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. |  retiring - not arrogant or presuming; "unassuming to a fault, skeptical about the value of his work"; "a shy retiring girl"unassumingmodest - marked by simplicity; having a humble opinion of yourself; "a modest apartment"; "too modest to wear his medals" | | 2. | retiring - of a person who has held and relinquished a position or office; "a retiring member of the board"past, precedingoutgoing - leaving a place or a position; "an outgoing steamship" | | 3. | retiring - reluctant to draw attention to yourselfself-effacing, reticentunassertive - inclined to timidity or lack of self-confidence; "a shy unassertive person" |
retiringadjective shy, reserved, quiet, modest, shrinking, humble, timid, coy, meek, reclusive, reticent, unassuming, self-effacing, demure, diffident, bashful, timorous, unassertive I'm still that shy, retiring little girl.
forward, bold, outgoing, audacious, sociable, gregarious, brassyretiringadjectiveNot forward but reticent or reserved in manner:backward, bashful, coy, demure, diffident, modest, self-effacing, shy, timid.Translationsretire (riˈtaiə) verb1. stop working permanently, usually because of age. He retired at the age of sixty-five. 退休 退休2. to leave; to withdraw. When he doesn't want to talk to anyone, he retires to his room and locks the door; We retired to bed at midnight; The troops were forced to retire to a safer position. 退下，退出 退下，退出 reˈtired adjective having stopped working. My father is retired now; a retired professor. 退休的 退休的reˈtirement noun1. the act of retiring from work. It is not long till his retirement. 退休 退休2. a person's life after retiring from work. He's enjoying his retirement. 退休後的生活 退休后的生活reˈtiring adjective shy. a very quiet, retiring person. 靦腆的 腼腆的，谦让的，孤独的孤僻的
retiring
retire in (something or some place)1. To relocate to some city, state, country, etc., when one retires. I know it's a cliché, but I'd love to retire in Florida. More and more people are retiring in Ireland, now that it's economy is back on track.2. To move into a particular kind of living arrangement when one retires. My parents sold our big family home and retire in a small apartment off the coast of Spain. I have no intention of retiring in some old folks' home, thank you very much.3. To enter into a particular situation or set of conditions upon one's retirement. I had the misfortune of retiring in a floundering economy, so my investments were either not making as much as I'd been counting on, or else were outright losing money. After working so hard all my life, I'm looking forward to retiring in a life of rest and relaxation.See also: retireretire into (something or some place)1. To move into a particular kind of living arrangement when one retires. My parents sold our big family home and retired into a small villa off the coast of Spain. I have no intention of retiring into some old folks' home, thank you very much.2. To enter into a particular situation or set of conditions upon one's retirement. I had the misfortune of retiring into a floundering economy, so my investments were either not making as much as I'd been counting on, or else were outright losing money. After working so hard all my life, I'm looking forward to retiring into a life of rest and relaxation.3. To withdraw to some location in order to rest or seek seclusion. Ah, what a wonderful meal. Shall we retire into the drawing room, everyone? He retired into a corner of the room, overwhelmed by the number of people at the party.See also: retireretire to (something or some place)1. To relocate to some city, state, country, etc., when one retires. I know it's a cliché, but I'd love to retire to Florida. More and more people are retiring to Ireland, now that it's economy is back on track.2. To move into a particular kind of living arrangement when one retires. My parents sold our big family home and retire to a small apartment off the coast of Spain. I have no intention of retiring to some old folks' home, thank you very much.3. Withdraw to some location in order to rest or seek seclusion. Ah, what a wonderful meal. Shall we retire to the drawing room, everyone? He retired to a corner of the room, overwhelmed by the number of people at the party.See also: retireretire from (something)To give up, withdraw from, or conclude one's office, profession, or career permanently, as due to one's age or health. I retired from my job when I turned 65, but I've been doing some consulting work for the company in my retirement to earn a little extra money. I retired from boxing years ago. I'm just a coach, now. He was forced to retire from public office after the scandal.See also: retireretire on (some amount of money)To have a certain amount of money in one's savings or pension on which one will survive during retirement. I've been putting together a sizable nest egg to retire on once I turn 65. More and more people are finding out that you can't realistically retire on the state-funded pension alone.See also: amount, of, on, retireEncyclopediaSeeretireretiring
Synonyms for retiringadj shySynonyms- shy
- reserved
- quiet
- modest
- shrinking
- humble
- timid
- coy
- meek
- reclusive
- reticent
- unassuming
- self-effacing
- demure
- diffident
- bashful
- timorous
- unassertive
Antonyms- forward
- bold
- outgoing
- audacious
- sociable
- gregarious
- brassy
Synonyms for retiringadj not forward but reticent or reserved in mannerSynonyms- backward
- bashful
- coy
- demure
- diffident
- modest
- self-effacing
- shy
- timid
Synonyms for retiringadj not arrogant or presumingSynonymsRelated Wordsadj of a person who has held and relinquished a position or officeSynonymsRelated Wordsadj reluctant to draw attention to yourselfSynonymsRelated Words |