Associations to the word «Splitting»

Wiktionary

SPLITTING, noun. An instance where something splits.
SPLITTING, noun. (psychology) A division in the mind, or affecting one's sense of self.
SPLITTING, noun. (chemistry) The cleavage of a covalent bond.
SPLITTING, adjective. Resembling the sound of something being split or ripped.
SPLITTING, adjective. Severe.
SPLITTING, verb. Present participle of split
SPLITTING HAIRS, verb. Present participle of split hairs

Dictionary definition

SPLITTING, adjective. Resembling a sound of violent tearing as of something ripped apart or lightning splitting a tree; "the tree split with a great ripping sound"; "heard a rending roar as the crowd surged forward".

Wise words

The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out.
Stephen King