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