splitting — English Dictionary

Noun

1. An instance where something splits.

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2. A division in the mind, or affecting one's sense of self.

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   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. The cleavage of a covalent bond.

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Adjective

1. Resembling the sound of something being split or ripped.

2. Very rapid.

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   They moved at a splitting pace.

3. Severely painful.

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   I have a splitting headache.

Adjective

1. resembling a sound of violent tearing as of something ripped apart or lightning splitting a tree

   Synonyms

   rendingripping

   Examples

   the tree split with a great ripping sound

   heard a rending roar as the crowd surged forward