braking: the act of stopping motion, generally by means of friction against a moving surface breaking: the act of rendering something unusable by means of dest

braking: the act of stopping motion, generally by means of friction against a moving surface breaking: the act of rendering something unusable by means of destruction (see 'sabotage' when done wilfully) The pronunciation of 'braking' and 'breaking' is /ˈbɹeɪkɪŋ/, they are homophones ('same-sounds'). See also: https://writingexplained.org/break-vs-brake-difference https://writingexplained.org/break-vs-brake-difference