retiring

adjectif

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   introverted, liking privacy and seclusion.

   I don't really know him well, since he's so shy and retiring.

   My uncle, as I can remember, was retiring in his disposition, scarcely ever visiting any one and not more frequently receiving any visitors.

   Lester was in the thick of social and commercial affairs; he walked in paths to which Jennie's retiring soul had never aspired.

verbe

1. 1

   Aussi une forme de retirepresent participle and gerund of retire

   Today is the party for our retiring co-workers.

nom

1. 1

   retirement

   One day of those his retirings ^([sic]), giving out that he was sick, his father Antigonus came on the sudden to visit him, and met a fair dainty youth coming out of his chamber.

Formes

pluriel

retirings