splitting

splitting

adj

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>

Examples of SPLITTING

1. <the horse took off at a splitting gallop>

First Known Use of SPLITTING

1593

Related to SPLITTING

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

Related Words: expeditious, prompt, ready; accelerated, hastened, hurried, quickened, rushed; breathtaking; energetic, strenuous, strong, vigorous; high-speed; rush; ultrafast, ultrarapid

Near Antonyms: crawling, dallying, dawdling, dillydallying, dragging, laggard, languid, lingering, plodding, poking, poky (or pokey), slowish, sluggish, unhurried; deliberate, leisurely, measured; dilatory, late, tardy; ultraslow

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Rhymes with SPLITTING

fitting, knitting, pitting, sitting