yielding Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a verbal act of admitting defeat
    surrender; giving up.
  2. noun the act of conceding or yielding
    concession; conceding.
  3. verb be the cause or source of
    afford; yield; give.
    • He gave me a lot of trouble
    • Our meeting afforded much interesting information
  4. verb end resistance, as under pressure or force
    give way; yield.
    • The door yielded to repeated blows with a battering ram
  5. verb give or supply
    generate; return; yield; render; give.
    • The cow brings in 5 liters of milk
    • This year's crop yielded 1,000 bushels of corn
    • The estate renders some revenue for the family
  6. verb give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another
    cede; yield; concede; grant.
  7. verb give in, as to influence or pressure
    relent; yield; soften.
  8. verb move in order to make room for someone for something
    ease up; give way; move over; yield; give.
    • The park gave way to a supermarket
    • `Move over,' he told the crowd
  9. verb cause to happen or be responsible for
    yield; give.
    • His two singles gave the team the victory
  10. verb be willing to concede
    yield; concede; grant.
    • I grant you this much
  11. verb be fatally overwhelmed
    succumb; yield.
  12. verb bring in
    pay; bear; yield.
    • interest-bearing accounts
    • How much does this savings certificate pay annually?
  13. verb be flexible under stress of physical force
    yield; give.
    • This material doesn't give
  14. verb cease opposition; stop fighting
    yield.
  15. verb consent reluctantly
    give in; knuckle under; succumb; yield; buckle under.
  16. adjective satellite inclined to yield to argument or influence or control
    • a timid yielding person
  17. adjective satellite lacking stiffness and giving way to pressure
    • a deep yielding layer of foam rubber
  18. adjective satellite tending to give in or surrender or agree
    • too yielding to make a stand against any encroachments"- V.I.Parrington

WordNet

Yield"ing adjective
Definitions
  1. Inclined to give way, or comply; flexible; compliant; accommodating; as, a yielding temper. Syn. -- Obsequious; attentive. -- Yielding, Obsequious, Attentive. In many cases a man may be attentive or yielding in a high degree without any sacrifice of his dignity; but he who is obsequious seeks to gain favor by excessive and mean compliances for some selfish end. -- Yield"ing*ly, adv. -- Yield"ing*ness, n.

Webster 1913