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breakin'

breakin' is the pronunciation spelling of breaking.

Meaning of breaking

Noun

breaking (countable and uncountable, plural breakings)

  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. A change of a vowel to a diphthong.
  3. 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

Questions about breakin'

What is breakin' the pronunciation spelling of?
Breakin' is the pronunciation spelling of breaking.

Words near breakin' in the dictionary

  1. breakfronts
  2. breakie
  3. breakier
  4. breakies
  5. breakiest
  6. breakin'
  7. breaking
  8. breaking a butterfly on a wheel
  9. breaking a butterfly on the wheel
  10. breaking a butterfly upon a wheel
  11. breaking a butterfly upon the wheel

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