- present participle of yield.
yielding
Americanadjective
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inclined to give in; submissive; compliant.
a timid, yielding man.
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tending to give way, especially under pressure; flexible; supple; pliable.
a yielding mattress.
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(of a crop, soil, etc.) producing a yield; productive.
adjective
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compliant, submissive, or flexible
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pliable or soft
a yielding material
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of yielding
First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English: “owing”; yield + -ing 2
Vocabulary lists containing yielding
Example Sentences
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The satire from director Alejandro González Iñárritu about an impending climate change apocalypse has divided critics, yielding very mixed reviews.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
Rapid nanoparticle growth enabled survival to sizes that efficiently deposit throughout the human respiratory system, yielding inhalation dose rates comparable to or exceeding those from primary combustion sources such as traffic emissions.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026
AI tools are already yielding breakthroughs in clinics, pharmacies and classrooms, and we are only at the beginning.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
She insisted stats justified the call, but the partnership never gelled, yielding only half a point.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
She did not answer, but as he looked at her it seemed to him that something in her softened, as though a bitter frost were yielding at the first faint presage of Spring.
From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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