yielding
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Is yielding a Scrabble word?
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Definition
noun (English)
1. a verbal act of admitting defeatSynonyms: giving up, surrender, yielding
2. the act of conceding or yieldingSynonyms: conceding, concession, yielding
verb (English)
1. be the cause or source ofExamples: "He gave me a lot of trouble"; "Our meeting afforded much interesting information"Synonyms: afford, give, yield
2. end resistance, as under pressure or forceExamples: "The door yielded to repeated blows with a battering ram"Synonyms: give way, yield
3. give or supplyExamples: "The cow brings in 5 liters of milk"; "This year's crop yielded 1,000 bushels of corn"; "The estate renders some revenue for the family"Synonyms: generate, give, render, return, yield
4. give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of anotherSynonyms: cede, concede, grant, yield
5. give in, as to influence or pressureSynonyms: relent, soften, yieldAntonyms: stand
6. move in order to make room for someone for somethingExamples: "The park gave way to a supermarket"; "`Move over,' he told the crowd"Synonyms: ease up, give, give way, move over, yield
adjective satellite (English)
1. inclined to yield to argument or influence or controlExamples: "a timid yielding person"Synonyms: yielding
2. lacking stiffness and giving way to pressureExamples: "a deep yielding layer of foam rubber"Synonyms: yielding
3. tending to give in or surrender or agree; - V.I.ParringtonExamples: "too yielding to make a stand against any encroachments"Synonyms: yielding
Definition source: Wiktionary