yielding

[yeel-ding]

adjective

1. inclined to give in; submissive; compliant.

   a timid, yielding man.

2. tending to give way, especially under pressure; flexible; supple; pliable.

   a yielding mattress.

3. (of a crop, soil, etc.) producing a yield; productive.

yielding

/ ˈjiːldɪŋ /

adjective

1. compliant, submissive, or flexible

2. pliable or soft

   a yielding material

Other Word Forms

• yieldingly adverb
• yieldingness noun
• nonyielding adjective
• unyielding adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of yielding¹

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English: “owing”; yield + -ing ²

Example Sentences

It marks a major victory for the FTC, yielding the largest ever civil penalty secured by the agency.

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Will corporate boards resist yielding to political intimidation?

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Most of those recipes are one-pan wonders: the protein and vegetables cooked in the same vessel that goes into the oven, yielding both ease and deeper flavor.

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Against the Dodgers, though, he was lights out, yielding only two hits in six scoreless innings with eight strikeouts and three walks.

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On the other side, it was Tyler Glasnow who ran into trouble, yielding three runs in the fourth to leave the Dodgers for dead.

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