breaking (B1)
adjective
Pronunciation: ˈbreɪkɪŋ
Definition
Happening or being introduced very recently.
Examples
The company is facing breaking news about its CEO's resignation.
We are receiving breaking news on the developing situation.
This is breaking news: the suspect has been apprehended.
How to Use breaking
- breaking news (collocation)
- News that has just become known and is being reported for the first time. — "We interrupt this program for breaking news."
- breaking point (collocation)
- The point at which someone or something can no longer endure a situation. — "The constant criticism pushed her to her breaking point."
- breaking dawn (collocation)
- The time in the morning when light first appears in the sky. — "The birds began to sing at the breaking dawn."
- breaking and entering (collocation)
- The crime of entering a building illegally, usually to steal. — "The police are investigating a case of breaking and entering."
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