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- Dictionaryretiring/rɪˈtʌɪərɪŋ/
adjective
- 1. shy and fond of being on one's own: "a gentle, retiring person who avoided conflict" Similar Opposite
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RETIRING definition: 1. unwilling to be noticed or to be with other people: 2. used to refer to someone who is planning…. Learn more.
RETIRE definition: 1. to leave your job or stop working because of old age or ill health: 2. to stop taking part in a…. Learn more.
adjective. re· tir· ing ri-ˈtī (-ə)r-iŋ. Synonyms of retiring. : reserved, shy. retiringly. ri-ˈtī (-ə)r-iŋ-lē. adverb. retiringness noun. Synonyms. backward. bashful. coy. demure. diffident. introverted. modest. recessive. self-effacing. sheepish. shy. withdrawn. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of retiring in a Sentence.
to leave your job or stop working, usually because of your age or ill health: She has no plans to retire. retire from sth Jenkins retires from the firm this year. retire as sth Elkin has retired as a director after 12 years on the board.
[intransitive, transitive] to leave your job and stop working, especially because you have reached a particular age or because you are ill; to tell somebody they must stop doing their job. He is retiring next year after 30 years with the company. The company's official retiring age is 65.
1. '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.
retiring. (rɪtaɪərɪŋ ) 1. adjective. 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. Synonyms: shy, reserved, quiet, modest More Synonyms of retiring. 2. See also retire. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.
