Breaking is valid Scrabble Word

Definitions for BREAKING in dictionary:

VERB:
• separate into pieces as a result of a blow, shock, or strain
• sustain an injury involving the fracture of a bone or bones in a part of the body
• cause a cut or graze in (the skin)
• make or become inoperative
• (of the amniotic fluid surrounding a fetus) be discharged when the sac is ruptured in the first stages of labour
• open (a safe) forcibly.
• use (a banknote) to pay for something and receive change out of the transaction
• make the first stroke at the beginning of a game of billiards, pool, or snooker.
• unfurl (a flag or sail).
• succeed in deciphering (a code)
• disprove (an alibi).
• interrupt (a continuity, sequence, or course)
• put an end to (a silence) by speaking or making contact
• make a pause in (a journey)
• stop proceedings in order to have a pause or vacation
• lessen the impact of (a fall)
• disconnect or interrupt (an electric circuit)
• stop oneself from engaging in (a habitual practice)
• surpass (a record)
• fail to observe (a law, regulation, or agreement)
• fail to continue with (a self-imposed discipline)
• crush the emotional strength, spirit, or resistance of
• destroy the power of (a movement or organization)
• destroy the effectiveness of (a strike), typically by moving in other people to replace the striking workers
• (of the weather) change suddenly, especially after a fine spell
• (of a storm) begin violently
• (of dawn or a day) begin as the sun rises
• (of clouds) move apart and begin to disperse
• (of waves) curl over and dissolve into foam
• (of a vowel) develop into a diphthong, under the influence of an adjacent sound.
• (of prices on the stock exchange) fall sharply.
• (of news or a scandal) suddenly become public
• make bad news known to (someone)
• (chiefly of an attacking player or team, or of a military force) make a rush or dash in a particular direction
• (of a bowled cricket ball) change direction on bouncing, due to spin.
• (of a ball) rebound unpredictably
• (of two boxers or wrestlers) come out of a clinch, especially at the referee's command
• (of a person's emotional strength or control) give way
• (of a person's voice) falter and change tone, due to emotion
• (of a boy's voice) change in tone and register at puberty
NOUN:
• the act of breaking
• an interruption of continuity or uniformity
• an act of separating oneself from a pre-existing state of affairs
• a change in the weather
• a change of line, paragraph, or page
• an interruption in an electric circuit.
• a pause in work or during an activity or event
• an interval during the school day
• a short holiday
• a short solo or instrumental passage in jazz or popular music.
• dance music featuring breakbeats.
• a gap or opening
• an instance of breaking something, or the point where something is broken
• a rush or dash in a particular direction, especially by an attacking player or team
• an escape, typically from prison.
• a change in the direction of a bowled ball on bouncing.
• an opportunity or chance, especially one leading to professional success
• a consecutive series of successful shots, scoring a specified number of points
• a bud or shoot sprouting from a stem.
• the act of breaking something
• a change of tone in a person's voice due to emotion
• the winning of a game against an opponent's serve.
• a player's turn to make the opening shot of a game
OTHER DEFINITIONS:
• to reduce to fragments
• the change of a pure vowel to a diphthong

Words related to BREAKING

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Words that contain BREAKING

breakings16 upbreaking19 icebreaking20 jawbreaking28 lawbreaking21 outbreaking18 parbreaking20 backbreaking27 gaolbreaking20 jailbreaking26 lawbreakings22 pathbreaking24 shopbreaking24 jawbreakings29 barnsbreaking22 heartbreaking23 housebreaking23 jawbreakingly33 shopbreakings25 barnsbreakings23 groundbreaking23 halterbreaking24 housebreakings24 strikebreaking25 groundbreakings24 heartbreakingly28 strikebreakings26

How to use BREAKING in a sentence

• Breaking camp and preparation for a march Section 2.
• They said the freshmen were breaking a time-honored custom, and it must be stopped.
• At the breaking out of the War of 1812, this matter had been entirely neglected by our Government, in spite of the earnest appeals of the officer in command in this quarter.
• Indeed, the men told me they were better than new, because they were less trying to their feet, and did not need so much breaking in.
• England, France, and Russia have a common interest in breaking down our power.
• You came to yourself in the act of breaking into a bank, only to find that your memory of not only your days of crime but all that had gone before was left a blank.
• Her fellow-servants took the liberty of breaking some strong jests upon her, in return for which she took the liberty of breaking two strong churnstaves upon them.
• And the whole world shook and trembled with the mighty shock of that breaking.
• It was the breaking of its over-toppling edge that caused the crash, and the coldness of the mass against his neck that woke him.
• In arms and pockets he would sometimes carry a dozen bottles at once, and fly back from the canteen or public-house without breaking one.
• It looked frightful to us, who could not tell whether the agitation of the water was occasioned by the stream, or by the breaking of the waves against rocks or sands.
• No one was by to witness the breaking down of his pride.
• The rain, which had been brewing, presently began to come down and was breaking up the sport.
• But in the morning, as he was breaking camp, he saw black smoke ahead.
• But now that it was a reality, Tom felt nothing but cold sweat breaking out on his forehead.
• This was unfortunate, as it called nearly every man from the horse breaking to ride the range and look after the young calves.
• Then, as if to work a charm which should keep me from breaking through the circle, they joined hands and danced around me.
• Nan said to herself that some party had been late in breaking up, and felt her heart thrill with sympathy.
• I was not much easier in my mind, now that the trial of breaking my bad news to Alicia was over.
• These floor-planks should be two bays in length, breaking joints at least every four feet.

Similar words containing BREAK without suffix ing

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