Definitions for yieldingˈyil dɪŋ
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
yield•ingˈyil dɪŋ(adj.)
submissive; compliant.
tending to give way, esp. under pressure; flexible.
(of a crop, soil, etc.) producing a yield; productive.
Category: Agriculture
Origin of yielding:
1300–50
Princeton's WordNet
giving up, yielding, surrender(noun)
a verbal act of admitting defeat
concession, conceding, yielding(adj)
the act of conceding or yielding
yielding(adj)
inclined to yield to argument or influence or control
"a timid yielding person"
yielding(adj)
lacking stiffness and giving way to pressure
"a deep yielding layer of foam rubber"
yielding(adj)
tending to give in or surrender or agree
"too yielding to make a stand against any encroachments"- V.I.Parrington
Wiktionary
yielding(Noun)
a concession
yielding(Adjective)
docile, or inclined to give way to pressure
Webster Dictionary
Yielding(u)
of Yield
Yielding(adj)
inclined to give way, or comply; flexible; compliant; accommodating; as, a yielding temper
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