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Retiring vs Hobbies - What's the difference?

retiring | hobbies |

As nouns the difference between retiring and hobbies

is that retiring is retirement while hobbies is .

As an adjective retiring

is shy, introverted, liking privacy.

As a verb retiring

is .

retiring

English

Adjective

(head)
  • Shy, introverted, liking privacy.
    • I don't really know him well, since he's so shy and retiring .
  • About to retire.
    • Today is the party for our retiring co-workers.

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • retirement
  • * Francis Bacon
    • 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.

    hobbies

    English

    Noun

    (head)
    • ----