"retiring" meaning in English

See retiring in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: retiring [positive], more retiring [comparative], most retiring [superlative]
Head templates: {{adjective|more=true}} [POS TABLE]
  1. : This short section needs someone to add to it.
    Sense id: simple-retiring-en-adj-a2VIwlFS Categories (other): Section stubs

Verb

Forms: retire [canonical], retires [third-person, singular], retired [past], retired [past, participle], retiring [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|retir|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. The present participle of retire.
    Sense id: simple-retiring-en-verb-GHqUD7hD
     
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