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breaking free

breaking free is the present participle and gerund of break free.

Meaning of break free

Verb

break free (third-person singular simple present breaks free, present participle breaking free, simple past broke free, past participle broken free)

  1. To liberate oneself; to free oneself; to become free (from or of something or someone).
    • During the storm, the boat broke free from its moorings.

Questions about breaking free

What is breaking free the present participle and gerund of?
Breaking free is the present participle and gerund of break free.

Words near breaking free in the dictionary

  1. breaking down
  2. breaking down to brass tacks
  3. breaking edge
  4. breaking even
  5. breaking fast
  6. breaking free
  7. breaking from
  8. breaking gates
  9. breaking ground
  10. breaking in
  11. breaking into

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