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retiring |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Retire \Re*tire"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Retired}; p. pr & vb n. {Retiring}.] [F. retirer; pref. re- re- + tirer to draw. See {Tirade}.] 1. To withdraw; to take away -- sometimes used reflexively. He . . . retired himself, his wife, and children into a forest. --Sir P. Sidney. As when the sun is present all the year, And never doth retire his golden ray. --Sir J. Davies. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Retiring \Re*tir"ing\, a. 1. Reserved; shy; not forward or obtrusive; as retiring modesty; retiring manners. 2. Of or pertaining to retirement; causing retirement; suited to or belonging to retirement. {Retiring board} (Mil.), a board of officers who consider and report upon the alleged incapacity of an officer for active service. {Retiring pension}, a pension granted to a public officer on his retirement from office or service. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: retiring adj 1: not blatant or overly aggressive in manner or appearance; "a retiring disposition" [syn: {unassertive}] 2: moving toward a position farther from the front; "the receding glaciers of the last ice age"; "retiring fogs revealed the rocky coastline" [syn: {receding}] 3: not arrogant or presuming; "unassuming to a fault, skeptical about the value of his work"; "a shy retiring girl" [syn: {unassuming}] 4: of a person who has held and relinquished a position or office; "a retiring member of the board" [syn: {past(a)}, {preceding(a)}, {retiring(a)}]
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