RETIRING

(adj.) reluctant to draw attention to yourself
synonyms : reticent , self-effacing
(adj.) of a person who has held and relinquished a position or office
"a retiring member of the board"
synonyms : past , preceding
(adj.) not arrogant or presuming
"unassuming to a fault, skeptical about the value of his work", "a shy retiring girl"
synonyms : unassuming
Sachin is very unassuming and hence is the king of the cricket world. -added by priyavanjeri

Mnemonics for retiring

(Tag: ) Retire means to avoid attention.
When sports people retire, they lose attention of the media. Though Sachin is a retiring person, he is diplomatic about his retirement.
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(Tag: ) Imagine a person feeling shy to "retire" at young age.
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(Tag: ) old people retire and when they fall sick they usually speak less and they seem to be reserved all the time. They also sometimes feel shy to get help from their kids or to depend on anyone for the rest of their life.
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(Tag: ) retired (old) people are reserved kind, they speak less
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