Synonym: bashful, distant, modest, reserved, restrained, shy, timid. Similar words: tiring, retire, retired, retirement, firing, stirring, aspiring, admiring. Meaning: [rɪ'tɪərɪŋ] 
adj. 1. moving toward a position farther from the front 2. not arrogant or presuming 3. of a person who has held and relinquished a position or office 4. reluctant to draw attention to yourself.
adj. 1. moving toward a position farther from the front 2. not arrogant or presuming 3. of a person who has held and relinquished a position or office 4. reluctant to draw attention to yourself. 
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91. They are inclined to be retiring, anxious and solitary and are far more likely to be victims of crime than perpetrators.
92. The jury's request, made after retiring, to hear the tape, was granted by the trial judge.
93. Mo Mowlam, the retiring Cabinet Office minister, is believed to have refused a peerage.
94. Schermer worked in newspapers and television for 37 years,[http://sentencedict.com/retiring.html] retiring in 1993 to begin a successful art career.
95. Craddock in a year or two would be retiring and he would need a replacement.
96. The officer corps was reduced by 50%, with many officers retiring on full pay.
97. Farming businesses rationalise the labour force, or decide not to replace retiring staff.
98. Lapworth was retiring, generous, especially to his students, and sincere, though he had a sharp wit.
99. On retiring from it he continued to take an active part in military affairs.
100. New entrants to the job market are considerably better educated than workers who are retiring.
101. The Energy Department also sees a slowdown in economic growth after 2010, when baby boomers will start retiring.
102. It comprises industrialists very close to retiring age, and senior army officers who have passed it.
103. He also served as a district councillor for eight years, before retiring in July last year.
104. But in this netherworld of get-rich-quick dreamers some are contemplating retiring early.
105. Outside, the mob surged around me, retiring and returning like a spring tide.
106. It was agreed that thanks are due to all retiring Chaplains for their service, mutual help and fellowship.
107. Bush was still at it this week during a dinner honoring retiring Sen.
108. Thus, assuming two-thirds of those retiring were replaced in work by unemployment beneficiaries, the financial costs could have been halved.
109. People considering retiring early would be caught by that punitive tax.
110. Jermyn showed his alarm at Parliament's proceedings by retiring home, pleading ill health.
111. On August 7, Chun had himself promoted to four-star general in preparation for retiring from the army.
112. Finally, on November 24, he took over the reins of the Puzzle Palace from the retiring director.
113. Nunn, who is retiring at the end of the year, explained his vote switch in a brief written statement.
114. I am retiring, leaving this column to become a professional athlete and sports climber.
115. What makes this alarming is that we are all living longer and retiring earlier.
116. Kwik Save, the supermarket group, gave retiring chairman Ian Howe a 43 percent rise to ￡187,000.
117. Retiring public servants now routinely move into jobs where their previous contacts and responsibilities can enrich themselves and their employers.
118. Nunn, who is retiring at the end of the year, and Specter did not explain their votes.
119. I thought about retiring recently when I found myself yelling during a game.
120. Before retiring, they all squashed into one compartment to play charades.
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