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    re·tir·ing
    [rəˈtīriNG]
    adjective
    retiring (adjective)
    1. shy and fond of being on one's own:
      "a gentle, retiring person who avoided conflict"
    re·tire
    [rəˈtī(ə)r]
    verb
    retiring (present participle)
    1. leave one's job and cease to work, typically upon reaching the normal age for leaving employment:
      "he retired from the navy in 1966"
      • compel (an employee) to leave their job, especially before they have reached the normal age for leaving employment:
        "the Home Office retired him"
      • (of an athlete) cease to play competitively:
        "he retired from football several years ago"
      • (of an athlete) withdraw from a race or match, typically as a result of accident or injury:
        "Stewart retired hurt" · "he was forced to retire to the bench"
      • baseball
        put out (a batter); cause (a side) to end a turn at bat:
        "the pitcher retired twelve batters in a row"
    2. withdraw to or from a particular place:
      "she retired into the bathroom with her toothbrush"
      • go to bed:
        "everyone retired early that night"
      • (of a jury) leave the courtroom to decide the verdict of a trial:
        "the judge finished his summing up and the jury retired"
      • (of a military force) retreat from an enemy or an attacking position:
        "lack of numbers compelled the cavalry to retire"
      • order (a military force) to retreat:
        "the general retired all his troops"
    3. economics
      withdraw (a bill or note) from circulation or currency.
    4. finance
      pay off or cancel (a debt):
      "the debt is to be retired from state gaming-tax receipts"
    Origin
    mid 16th century (in the sense ‘withdraw to a place of safety or seclusion’): from French retirer, from re- ‘back’ + tirer ‘draw’.
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    adjective
    1. shy and fond of being on one's own:
      shy
      diffident
      bashful
      self-effacing
      shrinking
      unassuming
      unassertive
      reserved
      reticent
      quiet
      timid
      timorous
      nervous
      modest
      demure
      coy
      meek
      humble
      private
      secret
      secretive
      withdrawn
      reclusive
      media-shy
      unsociable
      seclusive
      eremitic
      eremitical
      hermitic
      anchoritic
      Opposite:
      bold
      outgoing
    verb
    1. leave one's job and cease to work, typically upon reaching the normal age for leaving employment:
      give up work
      stop working
      stop work
      reach retirement age
      • compel (an employee) to leave their job, especially before they have reached the normal age for leaving employment:
        pension off
        force to retire
        force to give up work
        put out to grass
    2. withdraw to or from a particular place:
      go off
      withdraw
      go out
      exit
      depart
      decamp
      adjourn
      repair
      go away
      make an exit
      take oneself off
      leave for
      shut oneself away in
      absent oneself
      betake oneself
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