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

Etymology

Origin of splitting

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

Example Sentences

Season four's finale involved the gang splitting up to bring down Vecna.

From BBC

And so we observe the Audi brand now splitting into three distinct product sensibilities.

From The Wall Street Journal

The British singer and his band trade instruments with a sense of ease — splitting their time among a cello, keyboards, synthesizers, a drum machine, electric and acoustic guitars.

From Los Angeles Times

First it was widespread damage from accelerating land movement in early 2024: roads and homes splitting, cracking and dropping, some beyond repair.

From Los Angeles Times

Siblings who had no problem splitting up houses and investment accounts can get down and dirty about photo albums.

From MarketWatch

Related Words

• breakdown
• disintegration
• dissolution
• divorce
• separation
• split
• termination