breaking
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1.7
- noun
- /ˈbreɪkɪŋ/
- The breaking of the rules resulted in immediate penalties for the players.
- breaking point
- record-breaking
- rule breaking
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Examples
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The breaking of the glass left sharp shards scattered across the floor.
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The breaking of glass and lives continued after the breaking of a new day.
Fiction book (1991) -
The breaking of so great a thing would make a greater crack.
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If there were to be a breaking of the clan, it would be now.
Fiction book (1990) -
For them, establishing a culture of innovation was about challenging assumptions and breaking barriers.
Academic text (2012) -
Dulaney's temper is near the breaking point again; he strains to control himself.
Fiction book (1993) -
He heard the loud breaking of the branch as the storm intensified outside.
Synonyms
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1.0
A sudden crack in a hard thing such as a bone
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3.6
A separation into parts when something falls apart
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6.3
Breaking something into small pieces, often by force
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3.5
The sharp noise something makes when it breaks
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1.1
A break in something, for example a tear in fabric or wood
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3.9
Breaking something into small pieces by force
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4.1
A process in which a substance is broken into simpler parts by chemicals or living things
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4.4
Damage that makes something in pieces or not usable
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6.2
Something breaks into smaller pieces and falls apart
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4.2
Breaking something into many small pieces with sudden force
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4.6
An act of wood breaking that sends out small sharp pieces
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3.9
The process of breaking into small pieces and falling apart
The breaking of something into many sharp pieces that can cut you
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Idioms
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9.9
A loss for investors that happens when a money market fund's share falls below one dollar
Compounds
- Jargon
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6.2
A pitch that curves as it moves toward the batter because the pitcher throws it with spin
- Jargon
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9.9
Revealing that a performance, often in wrestling, is planned and not real
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Etymology
The word breaking comes from the old English verb break, which meant 'to separate' or 'shatter'. Think of a twig snapping. Breaking is the act of causing something to come apart or to be damaged.