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splitting

/ˈsplɪtɪŋ/

splitting noun: an instance where something splits. Also the present participle and gerund of split.

Noun

splitting (countable and uncountable, plural splittings)

  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’.2007, Brett Kahr, Sex and the Psyche, Penguin, published 2008, page 308
  3. The cleavage of a covalent bond.

Adjective

splitting (comparative more splitting, superlative most splitting)

  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.

Also used as

splitting is also the present participle and gerund of split.

splitting meaning in Hindi and Tamil

splitting in Hindi

instance of splitting
विपाटन vipāṭan, फटाव phaṭāv

splitting in Tamil

பிரிந்து செல்வது

Examples of splitting in a sentence

  • An example of a miracle associated with Muhammad is the splitting of the moon.
  • I have a splitting headache after that party last night.
  • The electorate of Finchley borders on the electorate of Much-Binding-in-the-Marsh, splitting the new housing estate of Royal Cupolas.

All 40 example sentences with splitting

Forms of splitting

Noun
pluralsplittings
Adjective
comparativemore splitting
superlativemost splitting

Plural of splitting: splittings

Words formed from splitting

Phrases with splitting

3 more phrasesFewer phrases

Questions about splitting

What does splitting mean?
Splitting means an instance where something splits.
What is splitting in Hindi?
Splitting in Hindi is विपाटन (vipāṭan), फटाव (phaṭāv). See Splitting meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is splitting?
Splitting can be a noun or an adjective.
How do you pronounce splitting?
Splitting is pronounced /ˈsplɪtɪŋ/.
What is the plural of splitting?
The plural of splitting is splittings.

Words near splitting in the dictionary

  1. splittie
  2. splittier
  3. splitties
  4. splittiest
  5. splittin'
  6. splitting
  7. splitting a gut
  8. splitting field
  9. splitting fields
  10. splitting hairs
  11. splitting off

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: splitting (page history and authors); splitting (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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