complying comp·lying UK/kəmˈplaɪ.ɪŋ/ US/kʌˈmplaɪɪŋ/ rare adjective 1. happy to comply Synonymsobligingyielding Similarcompliant WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved.