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retiring
adjective
: quiet and shy
—used to describe a person who will be retiring from a job or profession soon
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First Known Use of RETIRING
1766
Related to RETIRING
- Synonyms
- backward, bashful, coy, demure, diffident, introverted, modest, recessive, shy, self-effacing, sheepish, withdrawn
- Antonyms
- extroverted (also extraverted), immodest, outgoing
Rhymes with RETIRING
RETIRING Defined for Kids
retiring
adjective re·tir·ing \ri-ˈtīr-iŋ\
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