breaking /ˈbɹeɪkɪŋ/noun 4forms 1phrases 1 noun4 •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 •Breakdancing.The urban dance genre includes breaking, waacking, and house dancing, among others. — 2014 •A change of a vowel to a diphthong. •A form of ornamentation in which groups of short notes are used instead of long ones. formsbreakings Phrases with breaking ground-breakinginnovative, different than other things of its type.