How to Pronounce Splitting

To pronounce "splitting", say SPLITT-ing — 2 syllables. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents, or practice it syllable by syllable.

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Letters

SPLITT-ing

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💡 Tip for remembering “splitting”

"splitting" has 2 syllables: splitt-ing. It rhymes with unwitting and unremitting, if that helps it stick.

What does splitting mean?

verb

  1. Of something solid, to divide fully or partly along a more or less straight line.

    “He has split his lip.”

  2. Of something solid, particularly wood, to break along the grain fully or partly along a more or less straight line.

noun

  1. An instance where something splits.
  2. A division in the mind, or affecting one's sense of self.

adjective

  1. Resembling the sound of something being split or ripped.
  2. Very rapid.

    “They moved at a splitting pace.”

Synonyms

break upsplit upcleave

Words that rhyme with splitting

Practicing rhymes trains the same ending sounds.

unwittingunremittingflittingbefittingemittingquittingknittinggettinggrittingpermittingomittingsitting

Related words

rippingrendingcacophonouscacophonicscissionfragmentationcleavagedismemberment

Frequently asked questions

How many syllables are in "splitting"?▾

"Splitting" has 2 syllables: splitt · ing.

What does "splitting" mean?▾

Splitting: Of something solid, to divide fully or partly along a more or less straight line.

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