yielding
nounEtymology From Middle English yelding, yeldinge, ȝeldynge, equivalent to yield + -ing.
1
A concession.
- Derived terms
- overyielding
yielding
adj/ˈjiːldɪŋ/
Etymology From Middle English ȝeldinge, ȝeldynge, ȝeldinde, ȝeldand, from Old English ġyldende, ġieldende, present participle of ġieldan (“to yield, pay”), equivalent to yield + -ing.
1
Docile, or inclined to give way to pressure.
- Derived terms
- yielding parry, yieldingly, yieldingness