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retreatingverbpresent participle of retreat to move back or away (as from something difficult, dangerous, or disagreeable)we retreated to the safety of the cellar at the first sign of the tornado backing away, dropping back, falling back, pulling out, receding, retiring, withdrawing fleeing, flyingflinching, recoiling, shrinkingchickening (out)bowing outbacking down, backpedaling, backtracking, climbing downdetaching, disengaging, disentangling, pulling awayabandoning, departing, evacuating, going, leaving, quitting, vacating giving ground, giving way, losing ground advancing bearding, braving, brazening, breasting, confronting, daring, defying, facing, outbraving to hasten away from something dangerous or frighteningthe untried soldiers retreated in humiliating disarray almost as soon as the enemy's onslaught began bolting, breaking, bugging out, fleeing, flying, hightailing (it), running, running away, running off, skedaddling absconding, clearing out, decamping, eloping, escaping, getting (away), getting out, lamming, lighting out, making off, mizzling(chiefly British), scarpering(British), scatting, scramming, skipping (out), skirring beating a retreat, beating it, making tracks, turning tail bearding, braving, confronting, daring, defying, facingabiding, dwelling, hanging around, lingering, remaining, staying, sticking around, tarrying |