Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb break_into

2 senses of break into

Sense 1
break into -- (express or utter spontaneously; "break into a yodel"; "break into a song"; "break into tears")
       => utter, emit, let out, let loose -- (express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words); "She let out a big heavy sigh"; "He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand")

Sense 2
break into -- (change pace; "The dancers broke into a cha-cha"; "The horse broke into a gallop")
       => change -- (undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night")