Yielding
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yielding¹
- /ˈjiːldɪŋ/
Rhymes with -iːldɪŋ
Where it comes from
From Middle English ȝeldinge, ȝeldynge, ȝeldinde, ȝeldand, from Old English ġyldende, ġieldende, present participle of ġieldan (“to yield, pay”), equivalent to yield + -ing.
verb
- present participle and gerund of yield
adjective more yielding · most yielding
- Docile, or inclined to give way to pressure.
yielding²
- /ˈjiːldɪŋ/
Rhymes with -iːldɪŋ
Where it comes from
From Middle English yelding, yeldinge, ȝeldynge, equivalent to yield + -ing.
noun yieldings
- A concession.
Yielding³
Where it comes from
Habitational surname from the villages of Yeldon, in Bedfordshire, or Yalding, in Kent.
proper noun Yieldings
- A surname.
