splitting

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splitting

/ˈsplɪtɪŋ/

noun splittings

countable, uncountable An instance where something splits.
countable, uncountable A division in the mind, or affecting one's sense of self. In other words, something troubling, such as being discovered in the toilets in a shaming way, can be both remembered and also pushed to the periphery of consciousness, a process that psychotherapists refer to as ‘splitting’.
countable, uncountable The cleavage of a covalent bond.

adjective more splitting · most splitting

Resembling the sound of something being split or ripped.
Very rapid. They moved at a splitting pace.
Severely painful. I have a splitting headache.

verb

gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of split

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Closest in meaning: ripping, rending, cacophonous, cacophonic, scission, fragmentation, cleavage, dismemberment, splinter, breakage, rupture, rift, breaking, disintegration, explode, burst

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noun instance of splitting

हिन्दी	विपाटन vipāṭan, फटाव phaṭāv

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@misc{splitting_2026,
  title = {splitting},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/splitting},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}