English

Verb

breaking

1. present participle of break

Derived terms

• late-breaking
• record-breaking

Noun

breaking ‎(countable and uncountable, plural breakings)

1. The act by which something is broken.
   • 2009, John Renard, Tales of God's Friends: Islamic Hagiography in Translation (page 53)

     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 […]

2. (linguistics) A change of a vowel to a diphthong
3. (music) A form of ornamentation in which groups of short notes are used instead of long ones
4. breakdancing
   • 2014, Karen Schupp, Studying Dance: A Guide for Campus and Beyond (page 48)

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

Translations

Anagrams

• rebaking