Kedi, pençelerini geri çekti.
- The cat retracted its claws.
Tom ifadesini geri çekmedi.
- Tom didn't retract his statement.
Önceki ifademi geri almak istiyorum.
- I would like to retract my previous statement.
ʕ/ is typically realized as an epiglottal stop, gliding as a pharyngeal approximant into a following retracted-tongue-root vowel, as in ‘water flowing from a spout’.
I retract all the accusations I made about the senator and sincerely hope he won't sue me.