Breaking

Breaking or breakin' may refer to:

Arts
Breaking character (or "corpsing"), to lose composure during comedic scenes


 * Breakdancing (also breaking), an athletic style of street dance
 * Breakin', a 1984 American breakdancing-themed musical film
 * "Breakin, a twelfth-season episode of the American animated television series SpongeBob SquarePants
 * Breaking (film), a 2022 American thriller drama film
 * Sequence breaking, performing actions or obtaining items in video games out of the intended linear order

Music

 * "Breakin (song), a single from The Music's album, Welcome to the North
 * "Breakin'... There's No Stopping Us", a song by American music duo Ollie & Jerry
 * "Breakin, the sixth song on The All-American Rejects' 2008 album When the World Comes Down
 * Breaking (album), an album by American musician Brian Larsen
 * "Breaking" (song), a song by American alternative rock band, Anberlin

Damage

 * Breaking (martial arts), technique that is used in competition, demonstration and testing
 * Fracture, the separation of an object or material into two or more pieces under the action of stress
 * Ship breaking, a type of ship disposal involving the breaking up of ships

Other uses

 * Break, a in cue sports
 * Breaking, a step of horse training where the animal is ridden for the first time
 * Burglary (also breaking and entering), the act of entering an area without permission and with intent to commit a crime
 * Vowel breaking, the sound change of a monophthong into a diphthong or triphthong
 * Breaking at the Summer Olympics