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splitting

splitting

6.5
A very loud sharp sound that seems like something being torn apart
  • adjective
  • /ˈsplɪtɪŋ/
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  • As the branch broke from the tree, it created a splitting sound that echoed through the forest.

Body hopelessness congealed in mind splitting screams that bloom without purpose.

Examples

  • We are ready up here for an ear splitting cheer in our regalia, our finest regalia.

  • Body hopelessness congealed in mind splitting screams that bloom without purpose.

  • Strong field, you have a big splitting energy.

  • So these are still hair splitting differences that we're picking at.

  • I did my first workout last night and I have had a splitting headache since.

  • I did my first workout last night and I have had a splitting headache since.

  • So in this case, the splitting energy is greater than the pairing energy.

  • Their side were splitting, don't worry about that.

  • I'm shocked at the fear and anger, the paranoia splitting open the major fracture lines of society, the inability to listen.

  • Then the room was filled with a deafening sound of an immense pig squealing cover my ears, head splitting up the high pitched whale.

Synonyms

rending
vssplitting
  • Literature
7.9

A loud, sharp sound like something being torn apart

is more vivid and specifies an object being torn by force
ripping
vssplitting
7.5

Making a loud tearing sound like cloth or wood

is more general and does not name the torn material

Idioms

9.9

Talking in a friendly, relaxed way with other people

Compounds

hair-splitting
  • Informal
1 7.7

Making very small, unimportant differences in an argument or discussion

fee splitting
  • Formal
6.1

Giving part of a fee to someone who refers a client

A machine that splits large stone blocks like granite or marble into smaller pieces

Arguing about small differences in meaning instead of the main point

word-splitting
  • Specialized
6.0

Dividing text into words for computer processing, especially for languages without spaces

How Loud

deafening
9 3.5
splitting
6.5
loud
733 1.0
audible
43 3.5
faint
148 2.7

Surface Forms

splitting positive

Morphology

splitting = split (transparent) = split + ing

The adjective 'splitting' is derived from the verb 'split' with the suffix '-ing', indicating the action or process of splitting.

Etymology

Splitting comes from the simple verb split, which means 'to break apart' or 'to tear'. Think of wood or glass being ripped in two — a 'splitting' noise is that sudden, violent breaking sound, which is why very loud, sharp crashes are called 'splitting'.