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yielding
Part of speech: AdjectiveInclined to give way; flexible; compliant; obedient; as, a yielding nature.
Part of speech: NounThe act of producing; submission.
Part of speech: Adverb Usage examples "yielding":- It's because he's so sweet and yielding, and can't bear to refuse. - "April Hopes", William Dean Howells Last Updated: February 27, 2009.
- Has been forward some days, and no sign of yielding on either side. - "The Complete Project Gutenberg Works of George Meredith", George Meredith.
- She gave the man a savage look, amazed at his not yielding to her mute entreaties. - "Jerusalem", Selma Lagerlöf.