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splitting

/ˈsplɪtɪŋ/verb, adjective2 syllables

Splitting means: separate into parts or portions.

Synonyms for splitting17

verb, as in separate into parts or portions

divide, split, split up, separate, dissever, carve up

verb, as in discontinue an association or relation; go different ways

separate, part, split up, split, break, break up

verb, as in separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument

cleave, split, rive

verb, as in go one's own way; move apart

separate, part, split

verb, as in come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure

burst, split, break open

adjective, as in resembling a sound of violent tearing as of something ripped apart or lightning splitting a tree

rending, ripping, cacophonous, cacophonic

What does splitting mean?6

verb

1

separate into parts or portions“divide the cake into three equal parts”

2

discontinue an association or relation; go different ways“The business partners broke over a tax question”

3

separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument“cleave the bone”

4

go one's own way; move apart“The friends separated after the party”

5

come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure“The bubble burst”

adjective

1

resembling a sound of violent tearing as of something ripped apart or lightning splitting a tree“the tree split with a great ripping sound”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with splitting?14

three syllables

committingadmittingsubmittingpermittingtransmittingemitting
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Splitting in a sentence

  • My brother is constantly splitting hairs, so he'd make a great lawyer.acell
  • Nuclear energy is produced by splitting atoms or by bringing them together.Source_VOA
  • The volume at the gig was ear-splitting.sundown
  • The band produced an ear-splitting wall of noise.sundown
  • His obsession with splitting hairs about punctuation is truly unbearable.Miktsoanit
  • I woke up this morning with a splitting headache.doemaar14
  • Having a splitting headache, I went to bed earlier than usual.sundown
  • After splitting up with her, Simon walked away without looking back.Shishir

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