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yielding
[ yeel-ding ]
adjective
- inclined to give in; submissive; compliant:
a timid, yielding man.
- tending to give way, especially under pressure; flexible; supple; pliable:
a yielding mattress.
- (of a crop, soil, etc.) producing a yield; productive.
yielding
/ ˈjiːldɪŋ /
adjective
- compliant, submissive, or flexible
- pliable or soft
a yielding material
Derived Forms
- ˈyieldingness, noun
- ˈyieldingly, adverb
Other Words From
- yielding·ly adverb
- yielding·ness noun
- non·yielding adjective
- un·yielding adjective
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
But the process has led them to swap out certain high-risk ingredients, like a particular type of mushroom, yielding an even safer baby food product for consumers.
There were some truly great performances yielding significant highs but there were also some worrying and tragic lows.
But Borjas also found that immigrants boosted the wages of other native-born Americans, yielding a net increase in native-born wages of about 0.6%.
Framing something bad as somehow yielding something good is a subversive move when it allows multiple, conflicting interpretations of a song at the same time.
This is a yielding transition, a widely studied phenomenon with "grains" that do not change shape, such as sand or rocks.
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