This is the 3816th most frequent Spanish word.
rompiendo
"Rompiendo" means "breaking."
Used in the present progressive tense to indicate the physical act of tearing.
Estoy rompiendo el papel para reciclarlo.
I am tearing the paper to recycle it.
Here it signifies the metaphorical act of breaking non-physical rules or regulations.
Él está rompiendo las reglas del juego.
He is breaking the rules of the game.
Used metaphorically to describe the motion of the sun rising and figuratively ‘breaking’ the horizon.