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Splintering
see synonyms of splinteringNoun
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Splintering
see synonyms of splinteringnoun
1.
a very small sharp piece of wood, glass, metal, etc, characteristically long and thin, broken off from a whole
2.
a metal fragment, from the container of a shell, bomb, etc, thrown out during an explosion
verb
3.
to reduce or be reduced to sharp fragments; shatter
4.
to break or be broken off in small sharp fragments
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Splintering
see synonyms of splintering verb transitive, verb intransitive
1.
to break or split into thin, sharp pieces
2.
to break into small parts or into groups with divergent views; fragment
noun
3.
a thin, sharp piece of wood, bone, etc., made by splitting or breaking; sliver
4.
a splinter group
adjective
5.
designating a group that separates from a main party, church, etc. because of divergent views
Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.
Splintering
see synonyms of splinteringn.
1. A sharp, slender piece, as of wood, bone, glass, or metal, split or broken off from a main body.
2. A splinter group.
v. splin·tered, splin·ter·ing, splin·ters
v.intr.
To split or break into sharp, slender pieces; form splinters.
v.tr.
To cause to splinter. See Synonyms at break.
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