yielding
inclined to give in; submissive; compliant: a timid, yielding man.
tending to give way, especially under pressure; flexible; supple; pliable: a yielding mattress.
(of a crop, soil, etc.) producing a yield; productive.
Origin of yielding
1Other words from yielding
- yield·ing·ly, adverb
- yield·ing·ness, noun
- non·yield·ing, adjective
- un·yield·ing, adjective
Words Nearby yielding
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How to use yielding in a sentence
Mechanization drove down labor costs, which made marginally yielding lands profitable.
On its first day of trading, Alibaba shares were up 38 percent, yielding a market capitalization of $213 billion.
One such pessimist was the Mayor* of the town: A little while later, yielding to his vapors, he committed suicide.
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Person of Interest Identified in Disappearance of UVA Student Hannah Graham | Julia Horowitz | September 19, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn the case of Flight 17 the wreck is already yielding a lot of information.
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They are yielding new insights into the way the shock front propagates in these really complex environments.
How a Thumb-Sized Gauge Is Revolutionizing Traumatic Brain Injuries | Brian Castner | March 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTyielding to the advice of his friends, he put on it a price the amount of which abashed him.
More foolish, more culpable weakness was never shown than in thus yielding to these schemes.
Elster's Folly | Mrs. Henry WoodMy own yielding folly alone is to blame, and I shall take shame to myself for ever.
Elster's Folly | Mrs. Henry WoodA trap-like compound, with somewhat the aspect of serpentine, but yielding with difficulty to the knife.
Many a time and oft had she pleaded, with tears, to the remorseless girl who looked so soft and yielding.
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British Dictionary definitions for yielding
/ (ˈjiːldɪŋ) /
compliant, submissive, or flexible
pliable or soft: a yielding material
Derived forms of yielding
- yieldingly, adverb
- yieldingness, noun
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