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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

I’m 28 years old, originally from South Carolina, and currently splitting the rent on an overpriced apartment in New York City with my fiancé.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026

On stage you get to hear more nuances — on “Weekend Update” it’s a short segment, and I’m splitting time with Colin and guests.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

Courts often consider the cash provided for down payments as a gift to the couple in divorce proceedings, splitting the home equity equally between both spouses.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026

"How do they do it, in such heat? And how can the enzyme splitting the N2 triple bond work under these conditions?"

From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2026

Down in the arts wing, Mrs. Peters, nursing her extra-large thermos and a splitting headache, began to fidget.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng

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