yield
verb (used with object)
to give forth or produce by a natural process or in return for cultivation.
am yielding
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present progressiveof yield (1st person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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If I am yielding for pedestrians to cross before proceeding, why does the taxi driver behind me start honking?
From New York Times ● Apr. 23, 2010
I called up to say that I am yielding in our struggle for Joy's person.
From The Wishing-Ring Man by Margaret Widdemer
With sorrow I am yielding to his wishes.
From A Chinese Wonder Book by Li Chu-T'ang
I am yielding to a restlessness which in a younger woman you would understand, but which in me you would no doubt term—crazy.
From Red-Robin by Harriet Roosevelt Richards
"Of course I will," replied Tim, with a laugh, which was equivalent to saying, "If any of you think I am yielding too much, why, I am only joking."
From All Aboard; or, Life on the Lake A Sequel to "The Boat Club" by Oliver Optic
