Hypertext Webster Gateway: "retiring"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Retire \Re*tire"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Retired}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Retiring}.] [F. retirer; pref. re- re- + tirer to draw.
See {Tirade}.]
1. To withdraw; to take away; -- sometimes used reflexively.
He . . . retired himself, his wife, and children
into a forest. --Sir P.
Sidney.
As when the sun is present all the year, And never
doth retire his golden ray. --Sir J.
Davies.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Retiring \Re*tir"ing\, a.
1. Reserved; shy; not forward or obtrusive; as, retiring
modesty; retiring manners.
2. Of or pertaining to retirement; causing retirement; suited
to, or belonging to, retirement.
{Retiring board} (Mil.), a board of officers who consider and
report upon the alleged incapacity of an officer for
active service.
{Retiring pension}, a pension granted to a public officer on
his retirement from office or service.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
retiring
adj 1: not blatant or overly aggressive in manner or appearance; "a
retiring disposition" [syn: {unassertive}]
2: moving toward a position farther from the front; "the
receding glaciers of the last ice age"; "retiring fogs
revealed the rocky coastline" [syn: {receding}]
3: not arrogant or presuming; "unassuming to a fault, skeptical
about the value of his work"; "a shy retiring girl" [syn:
{unassuming}]
4: of a person who has held and relinquished a position or
office; "a retiring member of the board" [syn: {past(a)},
{preceding(a)}, {retiring(a)}]
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