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retiring

[ ri-tahyuhr-ing ]

adjective

  1. that retires.
  2. withdrawing from contact with others; reserved; shy.

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retiring

/ ɪˈٲɪəɪŋ /

adjective

  1. shunning contact with others; shy; reserved
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Derived Forms

  • ˈپԲ, adverb
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ·پiԲ· adverb
  • ·پiԲ·Ա noun
  • ԴDzr·پiԲ adjective
  • ܲr·پiԲ adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of retiring1

First recorded in 1540–50; retire + -ing 2
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"It's my father's ambition. He's nearly 69 but he keeps wanting to get bigger and get better. I don't see him retiring, I just see him dying one day," he said.

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I'm probably a couple of years away from retiring and I don't know if I'm going to be able to retire.

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It’s time to get a little “Misty”: Johnny Mathis, the singer who has entertained audiences since the 1950s, is retiring from touring, his team announced Wednesday.

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"We're retiring this year, so it would be nice to just hand that on to them," Dean said.

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When Sagne, who was an entomologist before retiring to the woods, compares the group to an ant colony, everyone appears to accept at face value the superficial aptitude of her analogy.

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