retiring
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adjectiveDefinition of RETIRING
See Examples of RETIRING
- a shy, retiring young woman
- <one retiring young girl was sitting alone quietly in a corner during the party>
First Known Use of RETIRING
1766
Related to RETIRING
- Synonyms
- backward, bashful, coy, demure, diffident, introverted, modest, recessive, shy, self-effacing, sheepish, withdrawn
- Antonyms
- extroverted (also extraverted), immodest, outgoing
Rhymes with RETIRING
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