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.
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The prospect of higher interest rates as a result of the war could boost government bonds among investors, at the expense of non-yielding precious metals, market strategists told CNBC recently.
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Joseph Wilkins,hugh Leask, CNBC, 23 Mar. 2026
Golden Steer wet-ages its meat, which softens the fibers, perhaps too much: my sixteen-ounce Shorthorn (the menu’s term for a New York strip) was as yielding as a filet mignon—disconcerting, not delightful—and, upon slicing, left a puddle of diluted jus on the plate.
—Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2026
Lower real interest rates historically reduce the opportunity cost of holding non-yielding assets like silver, while also supporting the industrial activity that drives silver demand in electronics, electric vehicles and green technology.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
The warrior is both strong and yielding, capable of decisive action and deliberate restraint.
—Richard P. Weigand, Rolling Stone, 30 Jan. 2026
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Joseph Wilkins,hugh Leask, CNBC, 23 Mar. 2026
Golden Steer wet-ages its meat, which softens the fibers, perhaps too much: my sixteen-ounce Shorthorn (the menu’s term for a New York strip) was as yielding as a filet mignon—disconcerting, not delightful—and, upon slicing, left a puddle of diluted jus on the plate.
—Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2026
Lower real interest rates historically reduce the opportunity cost of holding non-yielding assets like silver, while also supporting the industrial activity that drives silver demand in electronics, electric vehicles and green technology.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
The warrior is both strong and yielding, capable of decisive action and deliberate restraint.
—Richard P. Weigand, Rolling Stone, 30 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for yielding
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“Yielding.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/yielding. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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