Definition of retiring

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Retiring (a.) Reserved; shy; not forward or obtrusive; as, retiring modesty; retiring manners..

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Retire :: Retire (n.) The act of retiring, or the state of being retired; also, a place to which one retires..
Retreat :: Retreat (n.) The retiring of an army or body of men from the face of an enemy, or from any ground occupied to a greater distance from the enemy, or from an advanced position..
Retirement :: Retirement (n.) The act of retiring, or the state of being retired; withdrawal; seclusion; as, the retirement of an officer..
Tap :: Tap (n.) A signal, by drum or trumpet, for extinguishing all lights in soldiers' quarters and retiring to bed, -- usually given about a quarter of an hour after tattoo..
Spoutless :: Spoutfish (n.) A marine animal that spouts water; -- applied especially to certain bivalve mollusks, like the long clams (Mya), which spout, or squirt out, water when retiring into their holes..
Retreat :: Retreat (n.) The act of retiring or withdrawing one's self, especially from what is dangerous or disagreeable..
Unassuming :: Unassuming (a.) Not assuming; not bold or forward; not arrogant or presuming; humble; modest; retiring; as, an unassuming youth; unassuming manners..
Recess :: Recess (n.) A withdrawing or retiring; a moving back; retreat; as, the recess of the tides..
Retreat :: Retreat (n.) A signal given in the army or navy, by the beat of a drum or the sounding of trumpet or bugle, at sunset (when the roll is called), or for retiring from action..
Ebb Tide :: Ebb tide () The reflux of tide water; the retiring tide; -- opposed to flood tide.
Dereliction :: Dereliction (n.) A retiring of the sea, occasioning a change of high-water mark, whereby land is gained..
Modest :: Modest (a.) Restraining within due limits of propriety; not forward, bold, boastful, or presumptious; rather retiring than pushing one's self forward; not obstructive; as, a modest youth; a modest man..
Solitaire :: Solitaire (n.) Any species of American thrushlike birds of the genus Myadestes. They are noted their sweet songs and retiring habits. Called also fly-catching thrush. A West Indian species (Myadestes sibilans) is called the invisible bird.
Greenroom :: Greenroom (n.) The retiring room of actors and actresses in a theater.
Downlying :: Downlying (n.) The time of retiring to rest; time of repose.
Retiring :: Retiring (a.) Of or pertaining to retirement; causing retirement; suited to, or belonging to, retirement..
Retiring :: Retiring (a.) Reserved; shy; not forward or obtrusive; as, retiring modesty; retiring manners..
Retiring :: Retiring (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Retir.
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