- present participle of break.
breaking
Example Sentences
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She told the audience that after posting a simple video of herself breaking down a fish, the clip unexpectedly took off on Instagram.
From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2026
To build the simulation, the researchers encoded a string breaking model into a chain of 13 trapped ions.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026
The most successful residents made up for it by essentially breaking the rules.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026
People both inside and outside the industry have become concerned about reports of autonomous AI agents breaking out of containment and hacking other companies.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 26, 2026
With a shriek like a gull’s, the kraken rose up, breaking the surface twenty feet from the boat.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
