Yielding
//ˈjiːldɪŋ// adj, name, noun, verb
adj, name, noun, verb ·Common ·High school level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A concession.
- 2 the act of conceding or yielding wordnet
- 3 a verbal act of admitting defeat wordnet
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of yield form-of, gerund, participle, present
Adjective
- 1 Docile, or inclined to give way to pressure.
Adjective
- 1 tending to give in or surrender or agree wordnet
- 2 lacking stiffness and giving way to pressure wordnet
- 3 inclined to yield to argument or influence or control wordnet
Proper Noun
- 1 A surname.
Example
More examples"Yielding is sometimes the best way of succeeding."
Etymology
Etymology 1
From Middle English ȝeldinge, ȝeldynge, ȝeldinde, ȝeldand, from Old English ġyldende, ġieldende, present participle of ġieldan (“to yield, pay”), equivalent to yield + -ing.
Etymology 2
From Middle English yelding, yeldinge, ȝeldynge, equivalent to yield + -ing.
Etymology 3
Habitational surname from the villages of Yeldon, in Bedfordshire, or Yalding, in Kent.
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