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re·tir·ing
(rĭ-tīr′ĭng)adj.
Shy and reserved; modest.
re·tir′ing·ly adv.
re·tir′ing·ness n.
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retiring
(rɪˈtaɪərɪŋ)adj
shunning contact with others; shy; reserved
reˈtiringly adv
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re•tir•ing
(rɪˈtaɪər ɪŋ)adj.
reserved; shy.
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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.
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Adj. | 1. | ![]() modest - 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" outgoing - leaving a place or a position; "an outgoing steamship" | |
3. | retiring - reluctant to draw attention to yourself unassertive - inclined to timidity or lack of self-confidence; "a shy unassertive person" |
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retiring
adjective 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, brassy
forward, bold, outgoing, audacious, sociable, gregarious, brassy
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retiring
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Translations
خَجول، هادِئ جِدا
uzavřený
tilbageholdende
hlédrægur
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
retiring
[rɪˈtaɪərɪŋ] adj [person] → réservé(e)
[president, chairman, MP, head, captain, coach] → sortant(e)
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
retiring
adj
(= shy) → zurückhaltend
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
retiring
[rɪˈtaɪərɪŋ] adja. (frm) (shy) → riservato/a
b. (departing, chairman) → uscente; (age) → pensionabile
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
retire
(riˈtaiə) verb1. stop working permanently, usually because of age. He retired at the age of sixty-five.
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.
reˈtired adjective having stopped working. My father is retired now; a retired professor.
reˈtirement noun1. the act of retiring from work. It is not long till his retirement.
2. a person's life after retiring from work. He's enjoying his retirement.
reˈtiring adjective shy. a very quiet, retiring person.
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