Splintering

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Splinter \Splin"ter\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Splintered}; p. pr. &
     vb. n. {Splintering}.] [Cf. LG. splittern, splinteren. See
     {Splint}, n., {Split}.]
     1. To split or rend into long, thin pieces; to shiver; as,
        the lightning splinters a tree.
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              After splintering their lances, they wheeled about,
              and . . . abandoned the field to the enemy.
                                                    --Prescott.
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     2. To fasten or confine with splinters, or splints, as a
        broken limb. --Bp. Wren.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  splintering
       n : the act of chipping something [syn: {chip}, {chipping}]