Meanings
verb
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of brake
nounbraking (countable and uncountable, plural brakings)
plural brakings
- countableuncountableThe act of applying brakes.
the acceleratings and brakings of a vehicle
Translations
Finnish jarrutus
- jarrutusapplying of brakes
French freinage
- freinageapplying of brakes
German Bremsen
- Bremsenapplying of brakes
Norwegian Bokmål bremsing
- bremsingapplying of brakes
Portuguese travagem
- travagemapplying of brakes
Russian торможе́ние
- торможе́ние (tormožénije)applying of brakes
Turkish frenleme
- frenlemeapplying of brakes
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with braking
makingtakingbreakingbakingshakingwakingachingfakingflakingsnakingcakinghakingmusicmakingpipemakingpricemaking
All rhymes →Sounds the same
Anagrams
Cite this entry
APA
braking. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/braking
MLA
“braking.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/braking. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “braking,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/braking.
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