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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These trades come despite gold being a non-yielding asset, but admittedly a highly liquid one that has seen a staggering price appreciation in recent years.
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Gaurav Sharma, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Federal Reserve policy will likely determine the trajectory The potential for more Federal Reserve rate cuts in 2026 creates a broadly favorable backdrop for precious metals, as lower rates reduce the opportunity cost of holding non-yielding assets like silver and gold.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
The prospect of lower interest rates also helps by reducing the opportunity costs of holding non-yielding assets like bullion.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 23 Dec. 2025
To taste one hot off the press, so to speak, is an experience not to be missed; the flavor is so complex, the mouthful so round, the texture so yielding.
—Aleksandra Crapanzano, The Atlantic, 27 Oct. 2025
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Gaurav Sharma, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Federal Reserve policy will likely determine the trajectory The potential for more Federal Reserve rate cuts in 2026 creates a broadly favorable backdrop for precious metals, as lower rates reduce the opportunity cost of holding non-yielding assets like silver and gold.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
The prospect of lower interest rates also helps by reducing the opportunity costs of holding non-yielding assets like bullion.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 23 Dec. 2025
To taste one hot off the press, so to speak, is an experience not to be missed; the flavor is so complex, the mouthful so round, the texture so yielding.
—Aleksandra Crapanzano, The Atlantic, 27 Oct. 2025
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 28 Jan. 2026.
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