retiring
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- v go into retirement; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position
- v withdraw from active participation
- v pull back or move away or backward
- v withdraw from circulation or from the market, as of bills, shares, and bonds
- v break from a meeting or gathering
- v make (someone) retire
- v dispose of (something no longer useful or needed)
- v lose interest
- v cause to be out on a fielding play
- v cause to get out
- v prepare for sleep
- s not arrogant or presuming
a shy retiring girl - s of a person who has held and relinquished a position or office
a retiring member of the board - s reluctant to draw attention to yourself
- Five-term Senator John Warner, the top Republican on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, announced in August he will be retiring at the end of this term.
- Custom entitles every retiring Speaker to receive a viscountcy.
- Mexico More and more Americans are retiring south of the border, where the cost of living is low and the weather is excellent year-round.