Yield″ing, a. Inclined to give way, or comply; flexible; compliant; accommodating; as, a yielding temper.
Yielding and paying(Law), the initial words of that clause in leases in which the rent to be paid by the lessee is mentioned and reserved. Burrill.
Syn. — Obsequious; attentive. — Yielding, Obsequious, Attentive. In many cases a man may be attentive or yielding in a high degree without any sacrifice of his dignity; but he who is obsequious seeks to gain favor by excessive and mean compliances for some selfish end.
— Yield″ing‐ly, adv. — Yield″ing‐ness, n.