retreating

Phonetic Respelling: [ ri-treet ]

Definition:

v. to move back or away as from something difficult dangerous or disagreeable; an act of moving away especially from something difficult or dangerous

Sentence:

The soldiers were retreating at the end of the war.

More example sentences:

The soldiers were retreating at the end of the war.

Hear it

Synonyms:

withdraw; back away; fall back

Antonyms:

advance

Retreating rhymes:

• Two Syllable Rhymes
  • beating
  • cheating
  • eating
  • fleeting
  • geeting
  • greeting
  • heating
  • keating
  • meeting
  • meting
  • seating
  • sheeting
  • smeeting
  • sweeting
  • treating
  • wieting
• Three Syllable Rhymes
  • competing
  • completing
  • defeating
  • deleting
  • depleting
  • mistreating
  • repeating
  • unseating
• Four Syllable Rhymes
  • overeating