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breaking

2 syllables
noun
Quick answer

As a noun, breaking means the act by which something is broken.

Meanings of breaking

4 meanings

verb

Present participle of break

noun

  1. The act by which something is broken.

  2. linguisticsA change of a vowel to a diphthong.

  3. musicA form of ornamentation in which groups of short notes are used instead of long ones.

  4. Breakdancing.

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

Synonyms by meaning

noun: the act of breaking something
breakagebreak

Words that rhyme with breaking

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