splitting
nounadjectiveverbcommon in dialogue
- //ˈsplɪtɪŋ//
An instance where something splits.
noun
- 1
An instance where something splits.
- 2
A division in the mind, or affecting one's sense of self.
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.
adjective
- 1
Resembling the sound of something being split or ripped.
- 2
Very rapid.
They moved at a splitting pace.
- 3
Severely painful.
I have a splitting headache.
verb
- 1
Also a form of splitpresent participle and gerund of split
Forms
- plural
- splittings
- comparative
- more splitting
- superlative
- most splitting
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