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- Dictionaryyielding/ˈjiːldɪŋ/
adjective
- 1. (of a substance or object) giving way under pressure; not hard or rigid: "she dropped on to the yielding cushions"
- 2. giving a product or generating a financial return of a specified amount: "higher-yielding wheat"
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1. : productive. a high-yielding wheat. 2. : lacking rigidity or stiffness : flexible. 3. : disposed to submit or comply. a docile and yielding temperament. Synonyms. acquiescent. nonresistant. passive. resigned. tolerant. tolerating. unresistant. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of yielding in a Sentence.
YIELDING definition: 1. Soft substances or qualities that are yielding can bend: 2. A yielding person can change the…. Learn more.
Yielding definition: inclined to give in; submissive; compliant. See examples of YIELDING used in a sentence.
to supply or produce something positive such as a profit, an amount of food or information: an attempt to yield increased profits. The investigation yielded some unexpected results. Favourable weather yielded a good crop. The process yields oil for industrial use. Burning waste yields energy that can be used for electric power or heating.
yield, submit, capitulate, succumb, relent, defer mean to give way to someone or something that one can no longer resist. yield may apply to any sort or degree of giving way before force, argument, persuasion, or entreaty. yields too easily in any argument.
adjective. lacking stiffness and giving way to pressure. “a deep yielding layer of foam rubber”. synonyms: soft. yielding readily to pressure or weight. adjective. inclined to yield to argument or influence or control. “a timid yielding person”.
YIELDING meaning: 1. Soft substances or qualities that are yielding can bend: 2. A yielding person can change the…. Learn more.
the result, product, or amount yielded. the profit or return, as from an investment or tax. the annual income provided by an investment, usually expressed as a percentage of its cost or of its current value. the yield on these shares is 15 per cent at today's market value.
Yielding definition: inclined to give in; submissive; compliant. See examples of YIELDING used in a sentence.
yielding. adjective. /ˈjiːldɪŋ/ (formal) (of a substance) soft and easy to bend or move when you press it. She sank onto the yielding cushions of the couch. Want to learn more?
