1
: productive
a high-yielding wheat
2
: lacking rigidity or stiffness : flexible
3
: disposed to submit or comply
a docile and yielding temperament
Examples of yielding in a Sentence
She has a gentle, yielding temperament.
The seat was made with a soft and yielding material.
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Lower real interest rates historically reduce the opportunity cost of holding non-yielding assets like silver, while also supporting the industrial activity that drives silver demand in electronics, electric vehicles and green technology.
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Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
The warrior is both strong and yielding, capable of decisive action and deliberate restraint.
—Richard P. Weigand, Rolling Stone, 30 Jan. 2026
When interest rates rise, the cost of holding non-yielding assets such as Bitcoin increases.
—Jason Phillips, Ascend Agency, 30 Jan. 2026
Its austere appearance—tidy, compact, no fripperies—belies a lascivious richness within: the beef is ground with marrow, the patty cooked to a yielding medium rare, the bun slicked with sauce choron, a béarnaise pinked up and slightly sweetened with a bit of tomato paste.
—Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 25 Jan. 2026
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Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
The warrior is both strong and yielding, capable of decisive action and deliberate restraint.
—Richard P. Weigand, Rolling Stone, 30 Jan. 2026
When interest rates rise, the cost of holding non-yielding assets such as Bitcoin increases.
—Jason Phillips, Ascend Agency, 30 Jan. 2026
Its austere appearance—tidy, compact, no fripperies—belies a lascivious richness within: the beef is ground with marrow, the patty cooked to a yielding medium rare, the bun slicked with sauce choron, a béarnaise pinked up and slightly sweetened with a bit of tomato paste.
—Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 25 Jan. 2026
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“Yielding.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/yielding. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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