retiring
11retiring — [[t]rɪta͟ɪ͟ərɪŋ[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED Someone who is retiring is shy and avoids meeting other people. I m still that shy, retiring little girl who was afraid to ask for sweets in the shop. Syn: reserved, shy 2) → See also retire …
12retiring — adjective 1 not wanting to be with other people, especially people you do not know; shy 1 (1): As a child, Elizabeth was very retiring. 2 the retiring president/manager/director etc a president etc who is soon going to leave their job …
13retiring — adjective 1) the retiring president Syn: departing, outgoing Ant: incoming 2) a retiring sort of man Syn: shy, diffident, self effacing, unassuming, unassertive …
14Retiring — Retire Re*tire , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Retired}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Retiring}.] [F. retirer; pref. re re + tirer to draw. See {Tirade}.] 1. To withdraw; to take away; sometimes used reflexively. [1913 Webster] He . . . retired himself, his wife, and …
15Retiring board — Retiring 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… …
16Retiring pension — Retiring 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… …
17retiring — adjective Date: 1766 reserved, shy • retiringly adverb • retiringness noun …
18retiring — retiringly, adv. retiringness, n. /ri tuyeur ing/, adj. 1. that retires. 2. withdrawing from contact with others; reserved; shy. [1540 50; RETIRE + ING2] Syn. 2. diffident, bashful, timid. * * * …
19retiring — Synonyms and related words: Olympian, aloof, aseptic, backward, bashful, blank, boat shaped, boatlike, bowl shaped, bowllike, cavelike, cavernous, chilled, chilly, cold, concave, concaved, constrained, cool, coy, craterlike, cup shaped, cupped,… …
20retiring — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. modest, unassuming, self effacing, bashful, withdrawn, shy, diffident. See modesty, humility. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. shy, quiet, self effacing; see humble 1 , modest 2 , reserved 3 . III (Roget …
