splinter
noun
a small, thin, sharp piece of wood, bone, or the like, split or broken off from the main body.
were splintering
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past progressiveof splinter.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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In English class today, we discussed one of my favorite Emily Dickinson poems, and it felt as if something were splintering inside me.
From "I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter" by Erika L. Sánchez
It was so overrun with ivy that the windowpanes were splintering.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
Her muscles felt like they'd become wood and she imagined her bones were splintering and growing bones of their own.
From "Look Both Ways" by Jason Reynolds
