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Splitting

//ˈsplɪtɪŋ// adj, noun, verb

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Resembling the sound of something being split or ripped.
  2. 2
    Very rapid.

    "They moved at a splitting pace."

  3. 3
    Severely painful.

    "I have a splitting headache."

Adjective
  1. 1
    resembling a sound of violent tearing as of something ripped apart or lightning splitting a tree wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    An instance where something splits. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    A division in the mind, or affecting one's sense of self. countable, uncountable

    "In other words, something troubling, such as being discovered in the toilets in a shaming way, can be both remembered and also pushed to the periphery of consciousness, a process that psychotherapists refer to as ‘splitting’."

  3. 3
    The cleavage of a covalent bond. countable, uncountable
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of split form-of, gerund, participle, present

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