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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

/ °ùɪˈ³Ù²¹ÉªÉ™°ùɪŋ /

adjective

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

  • °ù±ðˈ³Ù¾±°ù¾±²Ô²µ±ô²â, adverb
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • °ù±ð·³Ù¾±°ùi²Ô²µÂ·±ô²â adverb
  • °ù±ð·³Ù¾±°ùi²Ô²µÂ·²Ô±ð²õ²õ noun
  • ²Ô´Ç²Ôr±ð·³Ù¾±°ùi²Ô²µ adjective
  • ³Ü²Ôr±ð·³Ù¾±°ùi²Ô²µ adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of retiring1

First recorded in 1540–50; retire + -ing 2
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Example Sentences

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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 “Mistyâ€: 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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The revisions backed by President Prabowo Subianto - a former special forces commander and Suharto's son-in-law - allow military officers to take up positions in government without first retiring or resigning from the armed forces.

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