# splitting

Pronunciation: say "SPLIT-ing" /ˈsplɪtɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle of split. — present participle and gerund of split
   - Simple: Present participle of split. Use this form for splitting happening right now or as an action word.
   - _The woodcutter spent the cold morning splitting logs for the fire._
   - _Splitting the profits evenly kept the two partners on good terms._

## Adjective

2. Causing severe, intense pain, especially of a headache.
   - Simple: Hurting so badly it feels like your head might break apart.
   - _A splitting headache kept her from concentrating on the report._
   - _He nursed a splitting migraine through the entire meeting._
4. Sounding like something being torn or split open.
   - Simple: Sounding like something tearing or breaking apart.
   - _With a splitting crack, the mast gave way in the storm._
   - _The fireworks ended in a splitting report that echoed across the valley._
5. Extremely fast; moving at great speed.
   - Simple: Moving or happening extremely fast.
   - _The runners took the first lap at a splitting pace._
   - _She rode off at a splitting gallop to deliver the news._

## Noun

3. The action or an instance of something dividing or breaking apart.
   - Simple: The act or moment of something breaking into parts.
   - _The splitting of the rock revealed a glittering vein of quartz._
   - _Engineers studied the splitting of the beam under heavy load._
6. A division within the mind that affects a person's sense of self.
   - Simple: A break in the mind that changes how a person sees themselves.
   - _Splitting led the patient to idealize his doctor one week and despise her the next._
   - _Clinicians often observe splitting in those with borderline personality disorder._
7. The breaking, or cleavage, of a covalent bond.
   - Simple: The breaking apart of a chemical bond between two atoms.
   - _Ultraviolet light drives the splitting of the oxygen molecule into free radicals._
   - _The reaction begins with the splitting of the carbon-chlorine bond._

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