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[ yeel-ding ] / ˈyil dɪŋ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR yielding ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectiveinclined 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 yielding1300–50; Middle English: owing; see yield, -ing2 OTHER WORDS FROM yieldingyield·ing·ly, adverbyield·ing·ness, nounnon·yield·ing, adjectiveun·yield·ing, adjectiveWords nearby yieldingYiddishism, Yiddishkeit, yield, yieldability, yieldable, yielding, yield management, yield point, yield strength, yield stress, yield to maturity Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for yieldingOn its first day of trading, Alibaba shares were up 38 percent, yielding a market capitalization of $213 billion. Alibaba’s Dark Side: Censoring Customers|Brendon Hong|November 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST One such pessimist was the Mayor* of the town: A little while later, yielding to his vapors, he committed suicide. The Stacks: H.L. Mencken on the 1904 Baltimore Fire|H.L. Mencken|October 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST 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|DAILY BEAST Some customers bring along sticks of their own butter, which the restaurant is happy to melt for them, yielding a luxury dip. A Briny, South Carolina Oyster Shack|Jane & Michael Stern|March 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“Pretty big font; pretty big keg,” Gardner muttered, yielding his time after one final demand. Sebelius in the Hot Seat|Eleanor Clift|October 30, 2013|DAILY BEAST As he came plunging back to the stalled wagon, suddenly his foot slumped into the yielding sawdust and he fell upon his face. Nan Sherwood at Pine Camp|Annie Roe Carr By yielding to these desires, we lend them a new force, and we moderate them by a skilful resistance. Lectures on the true, the beautiful and the good|Victor Cousin Particular care should be taken to select varieties that are capable of yielding a product of high quality. The Vegetable Garden|Anonymous Mike coolly braced himself for the shock, not yielding an inch nor turning his gaze from his foe. The Launch Boys' Adventures in Northern Waters|Edward S. Ellis Popular Prejudice has the natural instinct of yielding to any little weakness that may be imagined to flatter a Man. Female Warriors, Vol. I (of 2)|Ellen C. Clayton
British Dictionary definitions for yielding
adjectivecompliant, submissive, or flexible pliable or softa yielding material Derived forms of yieldingyieldingly, adverbyieldingness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to yieldingpassive, resigned, humble, supple, elastic, plastic, acquiescent, biddable, compliant, docile, easy, flexible, obedient, pliable, pliant, submissive, tractable, nonresistant, malleable, mushy |