splitting
adjective
1. resembling a sound of violent tearing as of something ripped apart or lightning splitting a tree
- the tree split with a great ripping sound
Similar word(s): cacophonic, cacophonous, rending, ripping
Sentences with splitting as an adjective:
- I have a splitting headache.
noun
1. An instance where something splits.
2. (psychology) A division in the mind, or affecting one's sense of self.
3. (chemistry) The cleavage of a covalent bond.
verb
1. present participle of split