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Yielding
01
a verbal act of admitting defeat
02
the act of conceding or yielding
Grammatical Information
animacy status
inanimate
plural form
yieldings
yielding
01
inclined to yield to argument or influence or control
Grammatical Information
Composition
present participle adjective
qualitative
Superlative
most yielding
Comparative
more yielding
gradable
02
flexible or accommodating, often in response to pressure, circumstances, or demands
Examples
Despite initial resistance, he found himself yielding to his friend's persuasive arguments.
03
lacking stiffness and giving way to pressure
Lexical Tree
yielding
yield
