retiring Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb go into retirement; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position
    retire.
    • He retired at age 68
  2. verb withdraw from active participation
    retire; withdraw.
    • He retired from chess
  3. verb pull back or move away or backward
    retire; recede; pull back; move back; withdraw; pull away; draw back; retreat.
    • The enemy withdrew
    • The limo pulled away from the curb
  4. verb withdraw from circulation or from the market, as of bills, shares, and bonds
    retire.
  5. verb break from a meeting or gathering
    adjourn; retire; withdraw.
    • We adjourned for lunch
    • The men retired to the library
  6. verb make (someone) retire
    retire.
    • The director was retired after the scandal
  7. verb dispose of (something no longer useful or needed)
    retire.
    • She finally retired that old coat
  8. verb lose interest
    retire; withdraw.
    • he retired from life when his wife died
  9. verb cause to be out on a fielding play
    retire; put out.
  10. verb cause to get out
    strike out; retire.
    • The pitcher retired three batters
    • the runner was put out at third base
  11. verb prepare for sleep
    retire; sack out; hit the sack; bed; kip down; turn in; go to bed; go to sleep; crawl in; hit the hay.
    • I usually turn in at midnight
    • He goes to bed at the crack of dawn
  12. adjective satellite not arrogant or presuming
    unassuming.
    • unassuming to a fault, skeptical about the value of his work
    • a shy retiring girl
  13. adjective satellite of a person who has held and relinquished a position or office
    past; preceding.
    • a retiring member of the board
  14. adjective satellite reluctant to draw attention to yourself
    reticent; self-effacing.

WordNet


Re*tir"ing adjective
Definitions
  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.

Webster 1913