yielding

Meanings

Verb

• Present participle of yield

Adjective

• Docile, or inclined to give way to pressure.

Noun

• A concession.

Origin

• From Middle English ȝeldinge, ȝeldynge, ȝeldinde, ȝeldand, from Old English ġyldende, ġieldende, present participle of ġieldan, equivalent to yield + -ing.
• From Middle English yelding, yeldinge, ȝeldynge, equivalent to yield + -ing.