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yielding

/ˈjiːldɪŋ/

yielding is the present participle and gerund of yield.

Meaning of yield

Verb

yield (third-person singular simple present yields, present participle yielding, simple past yielded or (obsolete) yold, past participle yielded or (obsolete) yold or (obsolete) yolden)

  1. To give as a result or outcome; to produce or render.
    • This method generally yields better results.
    1. To produce as return from an investment.
      • Historically, that security yields a high return.
    2. To produce as a result.
      • Adding 3 and 4 yields a result of 7.
    3. To produce a particular sound as the result of a sound law.
      • Indo-European p- yields Germanic f-.
    4. (obsolete) To give in payment; repay, recompense; reward; requite.
      • God 'ild [yield] you, sir!c. 1598–1600 (date written), William Shakespeare, “As You Like It”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount...
  2. (intransitive, transitive) To give as demanded; to relinquish.
    • They refuse to yield to the enemy.

See all 22 meanings of yield

Adjective

yielding (comparative more yielding, superlative most yielding)

  1. Docile, or inclined to give way to pressure.

Noun

yielding (plural yieldings)

  1. A concession.

Proper noun capitalized: Yielding

Yielding (plural Yieldings)

  1. A surname.

Synonyms of yielding

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Forms of yielding

Adjective
comparativemore yielding
superlativemost yielding
Noun
pluralyieldings
Proper noun
pluralYieldings

Origin of yielding

From Middle English ȝeldinge, ȝeldynge, ȝeldinde, ȝeldand, from Old English ġyldende, ġieldende, present participle of ġieldan (“to yield, pay”), equivalent to yield + -ing.

From Middle English yelding, yeldinge, ȝeldynge, equivalent to yield + -ing.

Habitational surname from the villages of Yeldon, in Bedfordshire, or Yalding, in Kent.

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Questions about yielding

What does yielding mean?
Yielding means docile, or inclined to give way to pressure.
What is yielding the present participle and gerund of?
Yielding is the present participle and gerund of yield.
What part of speech is yielding?
Yielding can be an adjective, a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce yielding?
Yielding is pronounced /ˈjiːldɪŋ/.

Words near yielding in the dictionary

  1. yielder
  2. yielders
  3. yieldest
  4. yieldeth
  5. yieldful
  6. yielding
  7. yielding parries
  8. yielding parry
  9. yielding the field
  10. yielding the ghost
  11. yielding up

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