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splitting

/ˈsplɪtɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.78 in modern English

Syllables
split-ting
IPA
/ˈsplɪtɪŋ/
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An instance where something splits.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A division in the mind, or affecting one's sense of self.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The cleavage of a covalent bond.

Countable; Uncountable

adj

Resembling the sound of something being split or ripped.

adj

Very rapid.

adj

Severely painful.

verb

present participle and gerund of split

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

splittings (plural) more splitting (comparative) most splitting (superlative)

Derived Forms

antisplitting earsplitting hairsplitting sidesplitting splittingly

Phrases

ear-splitting fee splitting fee-splitting hair-splitting heart-splitting Heegaard splitting job splitting side-splitting

Synonyms

rending ripping

Rhymes With

sitting hitting fitting committing admitting quitting submitting spitting permitting knitting transmitting shitting

Questions

How do you pronounce splitting?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsplɪtɪŋ/.
What does splitting mean?
An instance where something splits.

How to pronounce splitting

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