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fragmenting

Sayfrag-MEN-ting/fɹæɡˈmɛntɪŋ/

2 meanings of fragmenting

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  1. 1
    verb
    Present participle of fragment. Use it for something breaking into pieces right now.

    The thin ice is fragmenting into small floating pieces.

    Heat keeps fragmenting the dry clay into thin flakes.

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  2. 2
    noununcountable
    The breaking of something into many small, separate pieces.

    Like a dropped plate that shatters into many pieces.

    The fragmenting of the old kingdom created dozens of small nations.

    Years of fragmenting left the glass in tiny scattered bits.

    Similardisintegration, splintering, breakup, fracturing, splitting

    Oppositeconsolidation, unification, coalescence

fragmenting is a form of fragment

fragment, verb: To break something into many small pieces. Full entry

Forms
fragmentfragments he/she/itfragmenting -ing formfragmented past tense, past participle
Spelling
fragment → fragmenting: add -ing

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