- 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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As I peppered him with questions about the pink car and the Brinks armored truck, he remained cagey while slowly yielding information.
From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2026
The booming, 10-inch speaker device is intended to connect with drivers who, in the view of law enforcement, are yielding less frequently to emergency sirens.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
The podcast had been downloaded 7,184 times by the end of July, according to APD - yielding several tips, including one which investigators continue to pursue.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
CEO Wendell Weeks says on an analyst call that as AI clusters exceed 130,000 GPUs, network architectures require a third optical layer, yielding “50% more content per GPU for very large clusters.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
The sand was soft and yielding, and the spade slid easily through it.
From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook
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