breaking on

A form of break on — To humiliate (someone); to scold or demean (someone) in public.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of break on
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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