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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

giving up, surrender

noun, as in the act of conceding or yielding

concession, conceding

adjective, as in tending to give in or surrender or agree

compromising, conciliatory, flexible

adjective, as in inclined to yield to argument or influence or control

docile

adjective, as in lacking stiffness and giving way to pressure

also used for yielding

compliant, pliant, tractable, amenable, biddable, complaisant, controllable, governable

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What does yielding mean?5

adjective

1

tending to give in or surrender or agree“too yielding to make a stand against any encroachments”

2

inclined to yield to argument or influence or control“a timid yielding person”

3

lacking stiffness and giving way to pressure“a deep yielding layer of foam rubber”

noun

1

a verbal act of admitting defeat

2

the act of conceding or yielding

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with yielding?3

two syllables

fieldingwieldingshielding
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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