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splitting

noun

  1. act of separation
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adjective

No English definition recorded for this entry.

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈsplɪtɪŋ/

adj

  1. Resembling the sound of something being split or ripped.
  2. Very rapid.

    “They moved at a splitting pace.”

  3. Severely painful.

    “I have a splitting headache.”

noun

  1. An instance where something splits.
  2. 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’.”

  3. The cleavage of a covalent bond.

verb

  1. present participle and gerund of split