breaking

break-ing · verb

imported

Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    Separating into pieces or causing something to separate.

  2. 2.

    The act of becoming broken or causing to break.

  3. 3.

    Developing or becoming known at the present time.

  4. 4.

    Failing to observe or violating.

  5. 5.

    A style of urban dance.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    breaking news — newly received information about an event
  • •
    breaking point — the moment when stress becomes unbearable
  • •
    breaking and entering — illegal entry into a building
  • •
    ground-breaking — innovative or pioneering

Related words

Antonyms: fixing, mending, repairing
See also: break, breaks, broken
Synonyms: cracking, fracturing, shattering

Etymology

From Old English "brecan" with the present participle suffix "-ing."