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# splitting

verb, -ing form of split (split, splits, split, splitting); adjective (a splitting headache)

«splitting» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Splitting means breaking or cutting something into parts right now, often along a line. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/splitting/#m1)
2. Splitting means sharing or dividing something between people. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/splitting/#m2)
3. Splitting up means separating, like a group splitting up. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/splitting/#m3)
4. A «splitting headache» is a very bad headache. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/splitting/#m4)
5. Splitting with laughter means laughing so hard that it feels as if you might burst. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/splitting/#m5)

### In the lessons

In maths, splitting a number means breaking it into parts (partitioning): 47 is 40 + 7; splitting things equally is dividing. In everyday life, people split the bill or split a pizza. In science, cells split to make new cells; wood splits along the grain.

### Examples

- We are splitting the pizza into eight slices. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/splitting/#x1)
- Splitting 36 into 30 and 6 makes it easy to add. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/splitting/#x2)
- Dad is splitting logs for the fire. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/splitting/#x3)
- The class is splitting into four groups. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/splitting/#x4)
- Splitting the sweets equally, each child gets 5. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/splitting/#x5)
- I have a splitting headache. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/splitting/#x6)
- The rock is splitting because of the ice inside it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/splitting/#x7)

### Note

The past form of split is the same: «split» (no «splitted»). Double the t before -ing: «splitting». In maths, «split equally» means divide: 20 split between 4 = 5 each. «Splitting hairs» means arguing about tiny unimportant details.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «splitting» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/splitting/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«splitting» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/splitting.html) on Mova free.