breaking

[ brey-king ]

/ ˈbreɪ kɪŋ /

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adjective

(of a news story) currently developing or having happened recently and being released for publication or airing, as on television or radio, in print, or on the internet:Our network aims to be your trusted source for breaking news, local weather, and sports.

coming into being suddenly: When I awoke, it was breaking day over the eastern horizon.

changing or collapsing suddenly:This is a photograph of a breaking wave in the subantarctic waters of the Southern Ocean.

Words nearby breaking

breakfast food, break feeding, breakfront, break ground, break-in, breaking, breaking and entering, breaking ball, breaking point, break-in period, break into

Definition for breaking (2 of 3)

breaking²

[ brey-king ]

/ ˈbreɪ kɪŋ /

noun

Phonology. the change of a pure vowel to a diphthong, especially in certain environments, as, in Old English, the change of a vowel to a diphthong under the influence of a following consonant or combination of consonants, as the change of -a- to -ea- and of -e- to -eo- before preconsonantal r or l and before h, as in earm “arm” developed from arm, and eorthe “earth” from erthe.

Also called vow·el frac·ture [vou-uhl frak-cher]. /ˈvaʊ əl ˌfræk tʃər/.

Origin of breaking

First recorded in 1870–75; translation of German Brechung; see break, -ing¹

Definition for breaking (3 of 3)

breaking³

[ brey-king ]

/ ˈbreɪ kɪŋ /

noun

break dancing.

Origin of breaking

First recorded in 1980–85; by ellipsis

Example sentences from the Web for breaking

Breaking the will of ISIS, the military argues, is not a statistic.
Pentagon Doesn’t Know How Many People It’s Killed in the ISIS War|Nancy A. Youssef|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Against this backdrop, Paul breaking bread with Sharpton may be too much for Republican primary voters to watch or stomach.
GOP Won’t Forgive Rand for Cop Critique|Lloyd Green|December 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He said, “I am breaking my heart over this story, and cannot bear to finish it.”
How Dickens and Scrooge Saved Christmas|Clive Irving|December 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It was so potent, given all the ways the world is breaking many people, his people, down.
Kendrick Lamar Shuts Down ‘The Colbert Report’ with Untitled Track|Charlise Ferguson|December 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST

With a nose for bogus facts, Johnson sets out to break the Internet by breaking news.
On Torture, Chuck Johnson & Sondheim|James Poulos|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A huge crowd had gathered, and the youth of it was demonstrating with energy, cheering and breaking soon into national songs.
The Guns of Europe|Joseph A. Altsheler
Sometimes for an instant he scanned the surface of the lake for signs of breaking fish or splash of migrant water bird.
The Harvester|Gene Stratton Porter
“But insurrections are breaking out daily,” added the pharaoh.
The Pharaoh and the Priest|Alexander Glovatski
On the breaking out of the rebellion, he entered with all his native enthusiasm into the home duties of the war.
Cleveland Past and Present|Maurice Joblin
"The breaking of Cherie's heart is all that I care about," said he.
The Long Vacation|Charlotte M. Yonge

British Dictionary definitions for breaking

breaking

/ (ˈbreɪkɪŋ) /

noun

linguistics (in Old English, Old Norse, etc) the change of a vowel into a diphthong

Word Origin for breaking

C19: translation of German Brechung

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	breaking
释义	breaking ¹ [ brey-king ] / ˈbreɪ kɪŋ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR breaking ON THESAURUS.COM adjective (of a news story) currently developing or having happened recently and being released for publication or airing, as on television or radio, in print, or on the internet:Our network aims to be your trusted source for breaking news, local weather, and sports. coming into being suddenly: When I awoke, it was breaking day over the eastern horizon. changing or collapsing suddenly:This is a photograph of a breaking wave in the subantarctic waters of the Southern Ocean. Words nearby breaking breakfast food, break feeding, breakfront, break ground, break-in, breaking, breaking and entering, breaking ball, breaking point, break-in period, break into Definition for breaking (2 of 3) breaking² [ brey-king ] / ˈbreɪ kɪŋ / noun Phonology. the change of a pure vowel to a diphthong, especially in certain environments, as, in Old English, the change of a vowel to a diphthong under the influence of a following consonant or combination of consonants, as the change of -a- to -ea- and of -e- to -eo- before preconsonantal r or l and before h, as in earm “arm” developed from arm, and eorthe “earth” from erthe. Also called vow·el frac·ture [vou-uhl frak-cher]. /ˈvaʊ əl ˌfræk tʃər/. Origin of breaking ² First recorded in 1870–75; translation of German Brechung; see break, -ing¹ Definition for breaking (3 of 3) breaking³ [ brey-king ] / ˈbreɪ kɪŋ / noun break dancing. Origin of breaking ³ First recorded in 1980–85; by ellipsis Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for breaking Breaking the will of ISIS, the military argues, is not a statistic. Pentagon Doesn’t Know How Many People It’s Killed in the ISIS War\|Nancy A. Youssef\|January 7, 2015\|DAILY BEAST Against this backdrop, Paul breaking bread with Sharpton may be too much for Republican primary voters to watch or stomach. GOP Won’t Forgive Rand for Cop Critique\|Lloyd Green\|December 23, 2014\|DAILY BEAST He said, “I am breaking my heart over this story, and cannot bear to finish it.” How Dickens and Scrooge Saved Christmas\|Clive Irving\|December 22, 2014\|DAILY BEAST It was so potent, given all the ways the world is breaking many people, his people, down. Kendrick Lamar Shuts Down ‘The Colbert Report’ with Untitled Track\|Charlise Ferguson\|December 17, 2014\|DAILY BEAST With a nose for bogus facts, Johnson sets out to break the Internet by breaking news. On Torture, Chuck Johnson & Sondheim\|James Poulos\|December 13, 2014\|DAILY BEAST A huge crowd had gathered, and the youth of it was demonstrating with energy, cheering and breaking soon into national songs. The Guns of Europe\|Joseph A. Altsheler Sometimes for an instant he scanned the surface of the lake for signs of breaking fish or splash of migrant water bird. The Harvester\|Gene Stratton Porter “But insurrections are breaking out daily,” added the pharaoh. The Pharaoh and the Priest\|Alexander Glovatski On the breaking out of the rebellion, he entered with all his native enthusiasm into the home duties of the war. Cleveland Past and Present\|Maurice Joblin "The breaking of Cherie's heart is all that I care about," said he. The Long Vacation\|Charlotte M. Yonge British Dictionary definitions for breaking breaking / (ˈbreɪkɪŋ) / noun linguistics (in Old English, Old Norse, etc) the change of a vowel into a diphthong Word Origin for breaking C19: translation of German Brechung Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to breaking crumbling, fracturing, splintering, collapsing, smashing, splitting, shattering, cracking, tearing, partition, detachment, separation, parting, dividing, detaching
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breaking

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noun

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noun

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