Dictionary Check: splitting

"splitting" is a valid word!

Scrabble 12 points
Words with Friends 16 points

Definition

adjective

resembling a sound of violent tearing as of something ripped apart or lightning splitting a tree

Example: "the tree split with a great ripping sound"
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verb

separate into parts or portions

Example: "divide the cake into three equal parts"
verb

separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument

Example: "cleave the bone"
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verb

discontinue an association or relation; go different ways

Example: "The business partners broke over a tax question"
verb

go one's own way; move apart

Example: "The friends separated after the party"
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verb

come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure

Example: "The bubble burst"
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