retiring
1Retiring — Re*tir ing, a. 1. Reserved; shy; not forward or obtrusive; as, retiring modesty; retiring manners. [1913 Webster] 2. Of or pertaining to retirement; causing retirement; suited to, or belonging to, retirement. [1913 Webster] {Retiring board}… …
2retiring — re‧tir‧ing [rɪˈtaɪərɪŋ ǁ ˈtaɪrɪŋ] adjective the retiring manager/president/chairman etc a manager etc who is about to leave their job, usually because they have reached the end of their working life * * * retiring UK US /rɪˈtaɪərɪŋ/ adjective… …
3retiring — index diffident, inconspicuous, unobtrusive, unpretentious Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
4retiring — [adj] shy, undemonstrative backward, bashful, coy, demure, diffident, humble, meek, modest, nongregarious, not forward, quiet, rabbity, recessive, reclusive, reserved, restrained, reticent, self effacing, shrinking, timid, timorous, unaffable,… …
5retiring — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ tending to avoid company; shy …
6retiring — [ri tīr′iŋ] adj. 1. that retires 2. drawing back from contact with others, from publicity, etc.; reserved; shy retiringly adv …
7retiring — re|tir|ing [rıˈtaıərıŋ US ˈtaırıŋ] adj 1.) someone who is retiring does not want to be with other people, especially people they do not know = ↑shy ▪ As a child, Elizabeth was very shy and retiring. 2.) the retiring president/manager/director etc …
8retiring — re|tir|ing [ rı taırıŋ ] adjective 1. ) someone who is retiring tends to avoid social activities because they are shy: a shy retiring young man 2. ) only before noun about to stop doing a particular job soon: Retiring Police Commissioner Paul… …
9retiring — UK [rɪˈtaɪərɪŋ] / US [rɪˈtaɪrɪŋ] adjective 1) someone who is retiring tends to avoid social activities because they are shy a shy retiring young man 2) [only before noun] about to stop doing a particular job soon Retiring Police Commissioner Paul …
10retiring — adjective a) Shy, introverted, liking privacy. I dont really know him well, since hes so shy and retiring. b) About to retire. Today is the party for our retiring co workers …
