yielding
/ˈjiːldɪŋ/noun, adjective2 syllables
Yielding means: tending to give in or surrender or agree.
Synonyms for yielding17
noun, as in a verbal act of admitting defeat
noun, as in the act of conceding or yielding
adjective, as in tending to give in or surrender or agree
adjective, as in inclined to yield to argument or influence or control
adjective, as in lacking stiffness and giving way to pressure
What does yielding mean?5
adjective
tending to give in or surrender or agree“too yielding to make a stand against any encroachments”
inclined to yield to argument or influence or control“a timid yielding person”
lacking stiffness and giving way to pressure“a deep yielding layer of foam rubber”
noun
a verbal act of admitting defeat
the act of conceding or yielding
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with yielding?3
two syllables
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Yielding in a sentence
- He went out, yielding to a sudden impulse.AlanF_US
- It's a sharp axe, but the branch is not yielding.AlanF_US
- Law is yielding: where you desire, there it goes.forsyth_rich
- Yielding is sometimes the best way of succeeding.unknown
- He made every effort to avoid yielding to the temptation to start drinking again.unknown
- Algeria needs to transform its desert areas into crop-yielding productive lands.Amastan
- You can shout as much as you want, I'm not yielding.tieguy
- I've heard barley is yielding fruit in Sisku's field.marloncori
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Forms of yielding
as a noun
- plural
- yieldings