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yielding
adjective yield·ing \-diŋ\
: tending to do or willing to do what other people want
: producing an indicated amount of something
: bending or stretching easily : not rigid or stiff
Full Definition of YIELDING
1
: productive <a high-yielding wheat>
2
: lacking rigidity or stiffness : flexible
3
: disposed to submit or comply <a docile and yielding temperament>
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First Known Use of YIELDING
1533
Related to YIELDING
- Synonyms
- acquiescent, nonresistant, resigned, tolerant, tolerating, unresistant, passive
- Antonyms
- protesting, resistant, resisting, unyielding
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