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breaking

/ˈbɹeɪkɪŋ/ · verb

Meaning

  1. To separate into two or more pieces, to fracture or crack, by a process that cannot easily be reversed for reassembly.
  2. To divide (something, often money) into smaller units.
  3. To cause (a person or animal) to lose spirit or will; to crush the spirits of.
  4. To be crushed, or overwhelmed with sorrow or grief.
  5. To interrupt; to destroy the continuity of; to dissolve or terminate.
  6. To ruin financially.
  7. The act by which something is broken.
  8. A change of a vowel to a diphthong
  9. A form of ornamentation in which groups of short notes are used instead of long ones
  10. Breakdancing

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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