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breaking

/ˈbɹeɪkɪŋ/noun2 syllables

Breaking means: the act of breaking something.

Synonyms for breaking2

noun, as in the act of breaking something

breakage, break

What does breaking mean?1

noun

1

the act of breaking something“the breakage was unavoidable”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with breaking?8

three syllables

mistaking
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Breaking in a sentence

  • If you don't get a job soon, we're breaking up.Hybrid
  • The giraffe kicked the lioness quite severely, breaking her jaw.Amastan
  • He works in the quarry, breaking up rocks.Amastan
  • While this is a breaking change, no actual effect should be visible.hecko2
  • This ground-breaking work combined jazz, rock, folk, and world music elements.CM
  • When he fell, he ran the risk of breaking his neck.Nuel
  • His phone started to vibrate, breaking the silence.Nuel
  • Miroslav threw the camera on the floor, breaking it.Amastan

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Forms of breaking

as a noun

plural
breakings