yielding

Meaning

Verb

present participle and gerund of yield

Adj

Docile, or inclined to give way to pressure.

Noun

A concession.

Synonyms

surrender

soft

compliant

submission

pliable

capitulation

submissive

pliant

relinquishing

giving up

concession

compliance

compliancy

producing

productiveness

accommodating

bearing

good-hearted

granting

conceding

concessive

lenient

adaptable

conciliatory

agreeable

amenable

yield

malleable

milking

nonresistant

obedient

patient

produce

productivity

profitable

recessive

resigned

resilient

rotten

slobbery

succumbing

swaying

tender

tractable

waving

weak

become soft

giving in

bringing forth

as in

Translations

docile

toegeeflijk

accommodant

cedevole

docile

mou

nachgiebig

fügsam

pieghevole

capitulation

arrendevole

flexible

cession

reddition

willfährig

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈjiːldɪŋ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: ȝeldinge

Inherited from Old English: ġyldende

Inherited from Middle English: yelding

In summary

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