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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

Etymology

Origin of splitting

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

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

splitting

Based on the first 153,197 votes counted of the 270,000 voters eligible, 50.1% rejected the government's proposal, while 49.9% said yes, public broadcaster RUV said, with just 435 votes splitting them.

From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026

"And if we fold the map up in a different way, we can compare how different groups of animals took different paths from each other after splitting onto different evolutionary paths."

From Science Daily ● Aug. 25, 2026

In 2022, Merck committed to jointly developing and splitting potential profits from the cancer vaccine.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026

In fact, experts generally hold that splitting the shots will decrease vaccination rates for all three diseases by erecting an unnecessary obstacle to the shots.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 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

Related Words

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