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   yielding

   /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. giving a product or generating a financial return of a specified amount: "higher-yielding wheat"

   Derivatives

   • 1. yieldingly adverb
   • 2. yieldingness noun

   Scrabble Points: 13

   • Y

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   • I

     1

   • E

     1

   • L

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   • I

     1

   • N

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