splitting

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ADJ.

all, produced, refitting

VERB + SPLITTING

aren't, ended, fallen, got, having, head, looking, moved

SPLITTING + NOUN

atoms, bill, firewood, hairs, hangover, headache, noise, pace

PREP.

after, from, up, up, with, with

ADV.

also, twice

Definitions

noun

1

An instance where something splits.

2

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

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.

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adjective — resembling a sound of violent tearing as of something ripped

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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

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They moved at a splitting pace.

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I have a splitting headache.

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04

My head is splitting from the noise.

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05

I have a splitting headache.

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06

Having a splitting headache, I went to bed earlier than usual.

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