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

During the splitting process, bit flip errors continued to be corrected.

From Science Daily

“You’re splitting out of your clothes like a butterfly from its cocoon! But don’t worry, as soon as we harvest the corn, your new uniform will be top priority!”

From Literature

Another tip Angie shares is her technique of splitting clutter into small boxes which she tackled one at a time "in a relaxed way".

From BBC

Meanwhile, 51% of Greenlanders said splitting from Denmark would result in a weaker economy on the island, with 62% of respondents adding that they wouldn’t like to leave the kingdom and become independent now.

From The Wall Street Journal

You ask two questions: one about splitting bills, and the other about inheritance.

From MarketWatch

Related Words

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