Meaning & Definition of word "Yielding"

Yielding

/ˈjiːldɪŋ/

1. To produce or provide, especially something that can be measured or valued.
- Example: The investment is yielding good returns after just a year.
2. To give way or surrender to pressure, force, or influence.
- Example: When faced with the demands of the project, he yielded to his team's suggestions.

1. Tending to give way or surrender; submissive or pliable.
- Example: The soil was yielding, making it easy for the gardener to plant new seeds.
2. Producing or providing a result, often in terms of profit or crops.
- Example: The yielding fields produced an abundant harvest this season.
3. Flexible or adaptable in nature.
- Example: Her yielding personality made her a favorite among her colleagues.

From Old English 'gieldan', meaning to pay, render or return.

yielding to pressure:

giving in to pressure or stress

yielding results:

producing measurable outcomes or effects

yielding ground:

relinquishing a position or advantage

yield:

to give or supply; to surrender or relinquish

yielder:

one who gives way or produces a return

yieldable:

capable of yielding or being yielded

Meaning: to go along with something

Example Sentence: He's so yielding, he just says yes to everything.

Meaning: giving in easily

Example Sentence: I can't believe how yielding she is in arguments!