# separating

Pronunciation: say "SEP-uh-ray-ting" /ˈsɛpəɹeɪtɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle and gerund of separate. — present participle and gerund of separate
   - Simple: Present participle and gerund of separate. Use it for an action happening now or as the name of the action.
   - _The river kept separating into smaller channels as it neared the delta._
   - _Separating the egg yolks from the whites takes a steady hand._

## Noun

2. An act or occasion of dividing things or pulling them apart.
   - Simple: A single act of splitting or pulling something apart.
   - _Each separating of the fighting dogs left the handlers exhausted._
   - _The gradual separating of the ice sheets alarmed the researchers._

## Adjective

3. Of a zipper, able to open so that its two sides detach completely from each other instead of only opening along part of their length.
   - Simple: Able to come completely apart into two halves, not just open partway.
   - _She chose a separating zipper for the costume so the two panels could come fully apart._
   - _The tailor replaced the broken slider on the jacket's separating zipper._

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