splitting

noun

1. (countable, uncountable)An instance where something splits.
2. (countable, uncountable)A division in the mind, or affecting one's sense of self.

   “In other words, something troubling, such as being discovered in the toilets in a shaming way, can be both remembered and also pushed to the periphery of consciousness, a process that psychotherapists refer to as ‘splitting’.”

3. (countable, uncountable)The cleavage of a covalent bond.

adj

1. Resembling the sound of something being split or ripped.
2. Very rapid.

   “They moved at a splitting pace.”

3. Severely painful.

   “I have a splitting headache.”

verb

1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of split