breaking

Etymology

verb

1. present participle and gerund of break

noun

1. The act by which something is broken.
   We, on the other hand, do not reject the occurrence of breakings of the natural order of things that occur in connection with a prescribed proclamation […] 2009, John Renard, Tales of God's Friends: Islamic Hagiography in Translation, page 53
2. (linguistics) A change of a vowel to a diphthong.
3. (music) A form of ornamentation in which groups of short notes are used instead of long ones.
4. Breakdancing.
   The urban dance genre includes breaking, waacking, and house dancing, among others. 2014, Karen Schupp, Studying Dance: A Guide for Campus and Beyond, page 48