noun
Meaning 1
The act of applying brakes.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
- the acceleratings and brakings of a vehicle
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
braking
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Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˈbɹeɪkɪŋ/
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Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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homophone: breaking
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rhymes with -eɪkɪŋ
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CMU ARPABET: B R EY1 K IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
verb
Meaning 2
present participle and gerund of brake
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: jarrutus — applying of brakes
- French: freinage — applying of brakes
- German: Bremsen — applying of brakes
- Norwegian Bokmål: bremsing — applying of brakes
- Norwegian Nynorsk: bremsing — applying of brakes
- Portuguese: travagem — applying of brakes
- Russian: торможе́ние (tormožénije) — applying of brakes
- Turkish: frenleme — applying of brakes
Real reading context