yielding

Speech parts

1. yielding - Noun

2. yielding - Adjective

3. yielding - Verb

5. yielding - Adjective Satellite

6. Yielding - Proper noun

Meaning

of Yield

Inclined to give way, or comply; flexible; compliant; accommodating; as, a yielding temper.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

meek making compressible giving weak soft plastic willing surrender flexible passive resignation susceptible floppy compliance

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Antonyms

hopper power living strong taking remaining

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Hypernyms

assent acquiescence relinquishment relinquishing

Hyponyms

pass bye

Phrases with the word

high-yielding less yielding cow yielding milk moisture-yielding ability fairly yielding be yielding to

Examples

Old friends, like old shoes, are comfortable. But old shoes, unlike old friends, tend not to be supportive: it is easier to stumble and sprain an ankle while wearing a pair of old shoes than it is in new shoes, with their less yielding leather. Alexander McCall Smith

Temptation is the devil looking through the keyhole. Yielding is opening the door and inviting him in. Billy Sunday

The practice of diplomacy, I have found, is sometimes like eating soup with a fork: much activity yielding little nourishment. Sheri S. Tepper

A diplomat should be yielding and supple as a creeper that can be bent but not broken. Malawi Proverb

Every little yielding to anxiety is a step away from the natural heart of man. Japanese Proverb

Yielding stays war. German Proverb

Close letter words and terms

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