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yielding

[yeel-ding]

adjective

  1. inclined to give in; submissive; compliant.

    a timid, yielding man.

  2. tending to give way, especially under pressure; flexible; supple; pliable.

    a yielding mattress.

  3. (of a crop, soil, etc.) producing a yield; productive.



yielding

/ ˈᾱːɪŋ /

adjective

  1. compliant, submissive, or flexible

  2. pliable or soft

    a yielding material

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • yieldingly adverb
  • yieldingness noun
  • nonyielding adjective
  • unyielding adjective
  • ˈ⾱徱ԲԱ noun
  • ˈ⾱徱Բ adverb
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of yielding1

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English: “owing”; yield + -ing 2
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The eighth ranked as the eighth hardest hole on the course in 2016, yielding only 24 birdies and players taking an average of 3.30 shots.

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One inning after that, Yamamoto went bust, walking Judge, giving up a two-run homer by Ben Rice, then yielding two singles to set up a run-scoring wild pitch.

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He also said he would seek to govern "without ever yielding to the temptation to be an autocrat".

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After recent emergencies, EMD handled recovery duties “on an ad hoc basis,” yielding “delays, postponements and possible denial of disaster relief funds,” she wrote.

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So far, his trademark splitter has been an effective weapon, yielding just a .158 batting average to opponents while generating whiffs on 35% of swings.

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