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splitting

adjective

Definition of SPLITTING

: that splits or causes to split: as

a : causing a piercing sensation <a splitting headache>

b : very fast or quick <racing off at a splitting pace — Charles Dickens>

c : sidesplitting <a splitting laugh>

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First Known Use of SPLITTING

1593

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Synonyms: blistering, breakneck, breathless, brisk, dizzy, fleet, fleet-footed, flying, galloping, hasty, hot, lightning, nippy, quick, rapid, rapid-fire, rattling, snappy, speedy, fast, swift, whirlwind, zippy

Antonyms: slow

Rhymes with SPLITTING

fitting, knitting, pitting, sitting

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