retiring
adjective (retiring); also the -ing form of retire (retire, retires, retired, retiring)
Everyday
- Adjective: shy and quiet; not liking to be noticed: a retiring person. tree →
- Verb form: stopping work because of age: My grandad is retiring next month. tree →
- Verb form (formal): going to bed, or going away to a quiet place. tree →
- Verb form (sport): leaving a race or game early, often from injury. tree →
In the lessons
In stories «a shy, retiring girl» describes someone quiet. In everyday life people retire from work, often in their sixties, and get a pension. «Retiring age» is the age people stop work. In cricket a batter may «retire hurt».
Examples
- Our retiring head teacher got a big card from every class. tree →
- She was a quiet, retiring child who loved books. tree →
- Grandma is retiring and plans to travel. tree →
- The guests are retiring to bed. tree →
- The driver is retiring from the race with a flat tyre. tree →
- The retiring age is going up in many countries. tree →
- The last sound Peter heard before he was quite alone were the mermaids retiring one by one to their bedchambers under the sea. tree →
Note
Noun: retirement; a person who retired: a retiree, a pensioner (UK). Do not confuse «retiring» (shy) with «tiring» (making you tired).
On Mova
- Trees and pragmatics of «retiring» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «retiring» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
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