splintering
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4.6
- noun
- /ˈsplɪntərɪŋ/
:
fragmentación
- There is no conservative opposition thanks to the splintering of the Republican Party by the Tea Party and Ron Paul.
Why has the right sort of benefited from that splintering, at least in PR PR systems?
- Why has the right sort of benefited from that splintering, at least in PR PR systems?
Examples
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A second strike came, followed by the sound of wood splintering, but the door held.
Fiction book (1999) -
From inside the room, they hear the sound of loud hammering, wood splintering, and glass breaking.
Fiction book (1993) -
You can see the extensive splintering.
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And as it landed, there was the sick splintering sound of sticks and branches giving way.
Fiction book (1998) -
The sound is followed by the sound of fingers scraping wood, of wood splintering, and of digging.
Fiction book (1992) -
We are still reeling from the many divisions and splintering.
Academic text (2001) -
The ice was making splintering sounds, so I got down on all fours and crept closer.
Fiction book (1995) -
The groaning of the door ends with the wood around its knob splintering and the knob itself falling out onto the floor.
Fiction book (1996) -
With a crackle of splintering wood, the crossbow bolt shattered, the pieces dropping to the ground.
Fiction book (1991) -
As the tree fell, we heard the loud sound of splintering branches and snapping wood.
Synonyms
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1.7
To cause something to fall into pieces or become damaged
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3.6
A separation into parts when something falls apart
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3.5
The sharp noise something makes when it breaks
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4.2
Breaking something into many small pieces with sudden force
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1.1
A break in something, for example a tear in fabric or wood
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3.9
Breaking something into small pieces by force
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6.2
Something breaks into smaller pieces and falls apart
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6.3
Breaking something into small pieces, often by force
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3.8
To break small pieces off something
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4.4
Damage that makes something in pieces or not usable
The breaking of something into many sharp pieces that can cut you
The process of breaking into small pieces and falling apart
Antonyms
How Fragmented
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Splintering comes from the small, sharp piece called a splinter, and it is related to the familiar word split, which means 'to break apart'. Think of wood that splits and sends out tiny sharp bits, so splintering means breaking into many small, sharp fragments.