splintering

splin·ter

S0655200 (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.

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[Middle English, from Middle Dutch.]

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splin′ter·y adj.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

splintering - the act of chipping something chipping, chipbreaking, breakage, break - the act of breaking something; "the breakage was unavoidable"

Translations

éclatementenfoncement