breaking

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/ˈbɹeɪkɪŋ/

noun

The act by which something is broken.

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breakagebreak
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Meanings

nounbreaking (countable and uncountable, plural breakings)

plural breakings

  1. countableuncountableThe act by which something is broken.

    We, on the other hand, do not reject the occurrence of breakings of the natural order of things that occur in connection with a prescribed proclamation […]

    2009, John Renard, Tales of God's Friends: Islamic Hagiography in Translation, page 53
  2. countableuncountablehuman sciencesA change of a vowel to a diphthong.
  3. countableuncountableentertainmentA form of ornamentation in which groups of short notes are used instead of long ones.
  4. countableuncountableBreakdancing.

    The urban dance genre includes breaking, waacking, and house dancing, among others.

    2014, Karen Schupp, Studying Dance: A Guide for Campus and Beyond, page 48
verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of break

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe act of breaking something

Similar
breakagebreak
Broader
change of integrity
Also see
breakbreakagebreakdancing

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Esperanto rompiĝo
  • rompiĝoact by which something is broken
German Brechung
  • Brechungin linguistics: vowel breaking

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with breaking

makingtakingbakingshakingwakingbrakingachingfakingflakingsnakingcakinghakingmusicmakingpipemakingpricemaking
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Sounds the same

brakingbraking
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APA

breaking. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/breaking

MLA

“breaking.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/breaking. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “breaking,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/breaking.

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