splinter
noun
a small, thin, sharp piece of wood, bone, or the like, split or broken off from the main body.
splintered
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past participleof splinter.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof splinter.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
splinternouna small, thin, sharp piece of wood, bone, or the like, split or broken off from the main body.
Example Sentences
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“Immediately noticeable were the sagging eaves, the multitude of leaks from the roof, the dried out, splintered mahogany and the battered exterior woodwork, which had suffered seven decades of winds from the Sound.”
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 9, 2026
Other chapters, written in splintered, sharply poeticized fragments, assume Gelsomina’s point of view.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
The increasingly splintered ways in which voters seek information, fueled by the rapid changes in technology and media, has kept political campaign strategists on their toes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 1, 2026
When he climbed the heap of slurry, he saw splintered furniture and ruined papers, but one thing remained intact.
From BBC ● Apr. 4, 2026
Emeralds were still scattered all over the floor, along with pieces of marble and splintered wood.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
