breaking off

A form of break off — To remove a piece from a whole by breaking or snapping.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of break off

Synonyms & antonyms

nounan instance of sudden interruption

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abruption
Broader
breakinterruptiondisruption
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abruption

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

breaking off. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/breaking%20off

MLA

“breaking off.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/breaking%20off. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “breaking off,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/breaking%20off.

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