how to pronounce retiring

/ɹɪˈtaɪɹɪŋ/

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retiring is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of retiring in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… don't intend on retiring i want to do …”

meanings of retiring

adjective:

Introverted, liking privacy and seclusion.

verb:

Present participle of retire.

noun:

Retirement.

retiring frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word retiring occurs in english on average 3.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics retiring can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that retiring can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;

2) people, society, and culture;