adjective

splitting

SPLIH-tihng

adjective

Extremely painful, especially describing a headache.

"She had a splitting headache after the noisy concert."

noun

The process of dividing something into parts.

"The splitting of the company into two divisions took months."

How to Use Splitting

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishEither the act of dividing something, or (as an adjective) intensely painful, as in "splitting headache."

Common pairings

splitting headache

more splitting comparative, splittings plural, most splitting superlative

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She had a _____ headache after the noisy concert.

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