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breaking
1[brey-king]
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.
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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.
breaking
2[brey-king]
noun
Phonology.Ìýthe 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.
breaking
3[brey-king]
noun
breaking
/ ˈ²ú°ù±ðɪ°ìɪŋ /
noun
linguistics (in Old English, Old Norse, etc) the change of a vowel into a diphthong
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of breaking1
Origin of breaking3
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of breaking1
Example Sentences
"My son died like an animal," said Meshack Ojwang, before breaking down in tears in front of journalists outside Central Police Station in Kenya's capital, Nairobi.
Speaking in the hut, Woodburn says: "I have very fine hair and my hair is breaking."
The latter was newly emerging as a solo artist with 2003’s “Dangerously in Love†after breaking through with Destiny’s Child.
"It took them to breaking point. When you get to the top of the mountain, it's about staying there. That's the hardest point."
Now Edmonton has a second chance at breaking the losing streak this year, but heading into Game 6, there are concerns that history could indeed repeat itself.
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