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3.7
To do energetic street dance moves with flips and spins
  • verb
  • /ˈbreɪkˌdænsɪŋ/
translation icon : hacer breakdance
  • At the talent show, several students were breakdancing to upbeat hip-hop music.

Examples

  • She learned breakdancing from online videos and practiced every weekend.

  • He spent hours breakdancing in the park, impressing everyone with his moves.

  • He loves to breakdance at parties.

  • They often breakdance together in the park.

  • At the street festival, he showcased his skills by breakdancing in front of a large crowd.

  • She practiced breakdancing every day, mastering complex spins and footwork.

  • During the dance competition, the team wowed the judges with their synchronized breakdancing routine.

Synonyms

to dance
vsto breakdancing
∞ 1.0

To move your body in time to music

is a specific energetic street form with acrobatic spins and technical footwork
to bust a move
vsto breakdancing
  • Informal
11 8.9

To dance with a lot of energy to show skill or have fun

focuses on acrobatic spins and footwork rather than general energetic movement
to break-dance
vsto breakdancing
1 4.2

To do energetic acrobatic street dance moves to hip-hop music

focuses more on acrobatic spins and detailed footwork techniques
to break dance
vsto breakdancing
3.7

To perform a street dance with quick acrobatic moves to hip-hop music

emphasizes spins and detailed footwork more than general rhythmic patterns
to steppin'
vsto breakdancing
  • Informal
8.4

Move your feet in time with music as a dance

involves acrobatic full body moves and technical spins beyond simple foot rhythm

How Energetic

to breakdancing
3.7
spinning
5 3.3
dancing
758 1.0
to sway
77 2.4

Surface Forms

breakdancing infinitive
breakdanced past
breakdanced past participle
breakdancing present participle
breakdances third person singular

Morphology

breakdancing = breakdance (transparent) = break + dance + ing

Standard verb formation from the compound 'breakdance' plus '-ing'; the action meaning is a straightforward derivation from the noun.

Etymology

Breakdancing as a verb comes from the same idea: break ('a short drum part in a song') plus dancing, so to be breakdancing is to perform the energetic spins, acrobatics and footwork of that hip-hop dance style.