"retiring" meaning in English

See retiring in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ɹəˈtaɪ(ə)ɹɪŋ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-retiring.wav
Rhymes: -aɪəɹɪŋ Head templates: {{head|en|adjective}} retiring
  1. introverted, liking privacy and seclusion. Derived forms: retiring room Translations (preferring their own company, liking privacy): затворен (zatvoren) (Bulgarian), необщителен (neobštitelen) (Bulgarian), απομακρυσμένος (apomakrysménos) [masculine] (Greek), hūnguengue (Maori), ngākau tōngā (Maori)
    Sense id: en-retiring-en-adj-g-LR4zfV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Maori translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 62 14 24 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 60 24 16 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 65 16 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 78 13 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 66 14 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 66 19 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 73 15 12

Noun

IPA: /ɹəˈtaɪ(ə)ɹɪŋ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-retiring.wav Forms: retirings [plural]
Rhymes: -aɪəɹɪŋ Head templates: {{en-noun}} retiring (plural retirings)
  1. retirement
    Sense id: en-retiring-en-noun-C4DIQLMh

Verb

IPA: /ɹəˈtaɪ(ə)ɹɪŋ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-retiring.wav
Rhymes: -aɪəɹɪŋ Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} retiring
  1. present participle and gerund of retire Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: retire
    Sense id: en-retiring-en-verb-tTzXnwf2

Inflected forms

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