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splitting on a rock

splitting on a rock is the present participle and gerund of split on a rock.

Meaning of split on a rock

Verb

split on a rock (third-person singular simple present splits on a rock, present participle splitting on a rock, simple past and past participle split on a rock)

  1. (archaic, idiomatic) To completely fail in one's attempt

Questions about splitting on a rock

What is splitting on a rock the present participle and gerund of?
Splitting on a rock is the present participle and gerund of split on a rock.

Words near splitting on a rock in the dictionary

  1. splitting a gut
  2. splitting field
  3. splitting fields
  4. splitting hairs
  5. splitting off
  6. splitting on a rock
  7. splitting one's sides
  8. splitting the baby
  9. splitting the blanket
  10. splitting the breeze
  11. splitting the difference

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