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[ verb ] express or utter spontaneously

Examples

: "break into a yodel" "break into a song" "break into tears"

Used in print

(Leon Uris, Mila 8....)

He almost broke_into tears .

Related terms

utter

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[ verb ] change pace

Examples

"The dancers broke into a cha-cha" "The horse broke into a gallop"

Used in print

(David Alexander, Bloodstain....)

He broke_into a dogtrot , breathing heavily , streaming with sweat .

Related terms

change

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