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• present participle of split.

splitting

American  

[split-ing] / ˈsplɪt ɪŋ /

adjective

1. being split or causing something to split.

2. violent or severe, as a headache.

3. very fast or rapid.

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noun

1. Usually splittings. a part or fragment that has been split off from something.

   Some cavemen made their smaller tools from the splittings of stone.

splitting British  

/ ˈsplɪtɪŋ /

adjective

1. (of a headache) intolerably painful; acute

2. (of the head) assailed by an overpowering unbearable pain

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noun

1. psychoanal the Freudian defence mechanism in which an object or idea (or, alternatively, the ego) is separated into two or more parts in order to remove its threatening meaning

Other Word Forms

• antisplitting
  adjective

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Etymology

Origin of splitting

First recorded in 1585–95; split + -ing ², -ing ¹

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Example Sentences

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splitting

Although there is currently no confirmed observation of a black hole splitting, the possibility of detecting signals from tiny fragments offers a potential way to investigate the idea.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 3, 2026

Running as a third-party Progressive in the 1912 presidential election, Roosevelt challenged his former ally, the institutionally conservative President William Howard Taft, splitting the Republican vote and handing the presidency to progressive Democrat Woodrow Wilson.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026

One outlier is Nebius, which was known as Yandex NV when it was part of Russia's version of Google before splitting off and changing its name in 2024.

From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026

Meanwhile, she’s been splitting her time on set with another ABC workplace drama, “High Potential.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

Instead, my backpack experienced a non-passive failure, splitting across the seam holding the main pocket together.

From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram

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