yielding

adjective

yield·​ing ˈyēl-diŋ How to pronounce yielding (audio)
1
: productive
a high-yielding wheat
2
: lacking rigidity or stiffness : flexible
3
: disposed to submit or comply
a docile and yielding temperament

Examples of yielding in a Sentence

She has a gentle, yielding temperament. The seat was made with a soft and yielding material.
Recent Examples on the Web Sure enough, the taco was extra warm and yielding, and the flavors—the flour and the char, the faint and sweet minerality of the potato, the spice and fat of the chorizo—all blurred together, a perfect harmonic chord. Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 4 Feb. 2024 Now 48, DiCaprio is about twice as old as the real Ernest was at the time, and age has made his face more yielding and eloquent. Manohla Dargis, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2023 Carney said White enslavers appropriated the knowledge curated by African rice growers and forced them to plant new, higher yielding varieties of rice brought from other countries. Chandelis Duster, CNN, 30 Sep. 2023 The Federal Reserve’s steep rate hikes have spurred depositors to move money into higher yielding alternatives like Treasurys. Rachel Louise Ensign, WSJ, 24 Mar. 2023 Investors have cash to put to work, at least for higher-yielding but comparatively safe borrowers like Indonesia's government. Frances Yoon, WSJ, 6 Jan. 2023 Two of them present whole favas, yielding but also retaining some chew, dressed with olive oil, garlic, diced tomatoes and chiles. Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2023 The deepest, oldest layers of sediment had hardened, yielding chunks with artifacts studding their surfaces. Emily Elert, Discover Magazine, 12 Apr. 2012 Ullmark has registered nine consecutive wins, yielding but 12 goals over that stretch. Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Dec. 2022

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Word History

First Known Use

1533, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of yielding was in 1533

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“Yielding.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/yielding. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

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yielding

adjective
yield·​ing ˈyēl-diŋ How to pronounce yielding (audio)
1
: not rigid or stiff : flexible
a yielding mass
2
: tending to give in to the wishes of another
a cheerful yielding nature

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