Added 9 October 2026 splitting /ˈsplɪtɪŋ/ adjective Categories: Describing WordsUncommon Words adjective ! Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about splitting at Wordnik → Where our words come from → Resembling a sound of violent tearing as of something ripped apart or lightning splitting a tree. the tree split with a great ripping sound Related Words: rippingrendingcacophonouscacophonicscissionfragmentationcleavagedismembermentsplinterbreakagerupturerift Back to today's word