Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Yield \Yield\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Yielded}; obs. p. p. {Yold};
   p. pr. & vb. n. {Yielding}.] [OE. yelden, [yogh]elden,
   [yogh]ilden, AS. gieldan, gildan, to pay, give, restore, make
   an offering; akin to OFries. jelda, OS. geldan, D. gelden to
   cost, to be worth, G. gelten, OHG. geltan to pay, restore,
   make an offering, be worth, Icel. gjalda to pay, give up,
   Dan. gielde to be worth, Sw. g["a]lla to be worth, g["a]lda
   to pay, Goth. gildan in fragildan, usgildan. Cf. 1st {Geld},
   {Guild}.]
   1. To give in return for labor expended; to produce, as
      payment or interest on what is expended or invested; to
      pay; as, money at interest yields six or seven per cent.

            To yelde Jesu Christ his proper rent. --Chaucer.

            When thou tillest the ground, it shall not
            henceforth yield unto thee her strength. --Gen. iv.
                                                  12.

   2. To furnish; to afford; to render; to give forth. ``Vines
      yield nectar.'' --Milton.

            [He] makes milch kine yield blood.    --Shak.

            The wilderness yieldeth food for them and for their
            children.                             --Job xxiv. 5.

   3. To give up, as something that is claimed or demanded; to
      make over to one who has a claim or right; to resign; to
      surrender; to relinquish; as a city, an opinion, etc.

            And, force perforce, I'll make him yield the crown.
                                                  --Shak.

            Shall yield up all their virtue, all their fame.
                                                  --Milton.

   4. To admit to be true; to concede; to allow.

            I yield it just, said Adam, and submit. --Milton.

   5. To permit; to grant; as, to yield passage.

   6. To give a reward to; to bless. [Obs.] --Chaucer.

            Tend me to-night two hours, I ask no more, And the
            gods yield you for 't.                --Shak.

            God yield thee, and God thank ye.     --Beau. & Fl.

   {To yield the breath}, {the ghost}, or {the life}, to die; to
      expire; -- often followed by up.

            One calmly yields his willing breath. --Keble.

Yielding \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.

   Usage: {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.

Source : WordNet®

yielding
     adj 1: inclined to yield to argument or influence or control; "a
            timid yielding person"
     2: lacking stiffness and giving way to pressure; "a deep
        yielding layer of foam rubber"
     3: tending to give in or surrender or agree; "too yielding to
        make a stand against any encroachments"- V.I.Parrington
     4: happy to comply [syn: {complying}, {obliging}]

yielding
     n 1: a verbal act of admitting defeat [syn: {giving up}, {surrender}]
     2: the act of conceding or yielding [syn: {concession}, {conceding}]