splintering


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splin·ter

 (splĭn′tər)
n.
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.
[Middle English, from Middle Dutch.]
splin′ter·y adj.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.splintering - the act of chipping somethingsplintering - the act of chipping something  
chipping, chip
breaking, breakage, break - the act of breaking something; "the breakage was unavoidable"
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