retiringadjective
uk/rɪˈtaɪə.rɪŋ/us/rɪˈtaɪr.ɪŋ/retiring adjective (SHY)
formal unwilling to be noticed or to be with other people:
to be shy and retiring
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Shy and modest
- aw shucks
- backward
- bashful
- be backward in coming forward idiom
- coy
- efface
- inadequacy
- inadequate
- inhibited
- inhibition
- introvert
- modest
- selfless
- shrinking violet
- shy
- shyly
- shyness
- unassuming
- withdraw
- withdrawal
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retiring adjective (STOP WORKING)
[ before noun ] used to refer to someone who is planning to leave their job and usually to stop working permanently because of age:
The match ended in disappointment for the retiring captain.
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Retiring & resigning
- abdicate
- attrition
- bow 1
- bow out
- chuck
- chuck sth in
- demit
- drop
- golden parachute
- leave the field open for sb idiom
- natural wastage
- outgoing
- pension sb off
- serve
- serve sth out
- stand aside
- stand down
- step
- step aside/down
- throw
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