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“more retiring”
retiring (ri TIGHR ing) (adjective), more retiring, most retiring
1. A person who is quiet and shy: Shanna is a timid and retiring young woman.
2. Someone who is withdrawn, uncommunicative, or unsocial: Harry's brother is a rascal with a deceptively more retiring manner.
3. The time when a person determines no longer to be working: Mrs. Williams thinks that 65 is a good retiring age for her so she can spend more time with her grand children.
2. Someone who is withdrawn, uncommunicative, or unsocial: Harry's brother is a rascal with a deceptively more retiring manner.
3. The time when a person determines no longer to be working: Mrs. Williams thinks that 65 is a good retiring age for her so she can spend more time with her grand children.
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English Words in Action, Group R
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