yielding

• IPA^(key): /ˈjiːldɪŋ/

• Audio (US):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -iːldɪŋ

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

yielding

1. present participle and gerund of yield

yielding (comparative more yielding, superlative most yielding)

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

• yielding parry
• yieldingly
• yieldingness

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

yielding (plural yieldings)

1. A concession.

• overyielding