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yielding

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  • IPA /ˈjiːldɪŋ/

Noun

yielding noun

  1. A concession.

Verb

yielding verb

  1. To pay, give in payment; repay, recompense; reward; requite.
  2. To furnish; to afford; to render; to give forth.
  3. To give way; to allow another to pass first.“Yield the right of way to pedestrians.”
  4. To give as required; to surrender, relinquish or capitulate.“They refuse to yield to the enemy.”

Adjective

yielding adjective

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

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bearcapitulatecededefergive ingive upgive wayproducerelentsubmityielding

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