splitting headache

American  

[split-ing hed-eyk] / ˈsplɪt ɪŋ ˈhɛdˌeɪk /

noun

1. a severe pain felt in the head; an extremely bad headache.

   A few days into the low-carb diet I started to get a splitting headache.

   Unless you want a splitting headache, do not listen to the first track on the album.

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Etymology

Origin of splitting headache

First recorded in 1810–20

Example Sentences

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splitting headache

Sometimes I play a scene with a splitting headache and people don't even know, but I know, so that makes some sense.

From Salon ● Dec. 20, 2024

Both complained of a splitting headache and fever that didn’t respond to the anti-malaria treatment.

From Washington Times ● Feb. 9, 2023

After a few minutes in the copy room with her, I have a splitting headache.

From New York Times ● Apr. 7, 2022

There was no warning of what was to come in March 2015, other than the splitting headache she woke up with.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 16, 2022

When Blanca saw the long unpolished wooden table where two rows of children were awaiting their portions with pleading eyes, she began to cry and wound up spending two days with a splitting headache.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende