yieldingEnglishOxford Dictionary of Englishyielding /ˈjiːldɪŋ / ▸ adjective 1 (of a substance or object) giving way under pressure; not hard or rigid: she dropped on to the yielding cushions. ▪ (of a person) complying with the requests or desires of others: a gentle, yielding person. 2 [in combination] giving a product or generating a financial return of a specified amount: higher-yielding wheat. – DERIVATIVES yieldingly /ˈjiːldɪŋli / adverb yieldingness /ˈjiːldɪŋnɪs / noun