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
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Origin of yielding
First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English: “owing”; yield + -ing 2
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After yielding just two runs in his first five combined starts, Wrobleski hit a rough patch, recording a 6.41 ERA over his last three appearances.
From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2026
“The oil market continues to reprice ongoing supply disruptions, with last week’s Trump-Xi talks yielding no tangible progress in the Middle East,” said Warren Patterson, head of commodities strategy at ING.
From Barron's • May 18, 2026
The stock looks inexpensive, trading for 13 times earnings in its fiscal year ending in April 2027 and yielding 3.7%.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
“They’re saving on equipment but hemorrhaging men instead. The approach is yielding diminishing gains,” said Michael Kofman, an expert on the Russian military at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, a think tank.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026
Frodo was just yielding to the temptation to lie down again when a dark shape, hardly visible, floated close to one of the moored boats.
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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