"outbreaking" meaning in All languages combined

See outbreaking on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: outbreakings [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English outbrekynge, equivalent to outbreak + -ing and/or out- + breaking. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|outbrekynge}} Middle English outbrekynge, {{suffix|en|outbreak|ing}} outbreak + -ing, {{prefix|en|out|breaking}} out- + breaking Head templates: {{en-noun}} outbreaking (plural outbreakings)
  1. The act of breaking out; an outbreak.
    Sense id: en-outbreaking-en-noun-ZbAI2hNq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with out-, English terms suffixed with -ing, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 43 3 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with out-: 54 46 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 48 40 12 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 52 43 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 49 40 10
  2. Something which bursts forth or is sent out.
    Sense id: en-outbreaking-en-noun-~2u9J3lL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with out-, English terms suffixed with -ing, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 43 3 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with out-: 54 46 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 48 40 12 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 52 43 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 49 40 10
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb [English]

Etymology: From outbreak + -ing. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|outbreak|ing}} outbreak + -ing Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} outbreaking
  1. present participle and gerund of outbreak Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: outbreak
    Sense id: en-outbreaking-en-verb-SEe18kew Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -ing, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 48 40 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 49 40 10
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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