Splinter - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈsplɪntər|  American pronunciation of the word splinter
Brit.  |ˈsplɪntə|  British pronunciation of the word splinter

noun

- a small thin sharp bit or wood or glass or metal (syn: sliver)
he got a splinter in his finger

verb

- withdraw from an organization or communion (syn: break away, secede)
- divide into slivers or splinters (syn: sliver)
- break up into splinters or slivers (syn: sliver)
The wood splintered

Extra examples

I got a splinter in my finger.

There were splinters of glass everywhere.

The board splintered under his weight.

The impact of the crash splintered the glass.

She got the splinter out of my finger.

The stone rocketed into the glass, splintering it.

Look at the mark made where that thin branch has splintered off.

I've got a splinter in my finger.

The once-powerful communist party has splintered into hundreds of pieces.

The once-powerful communists have splintered into hundreds of pieces.

The wood splintered

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: splinter
he/she/it: splinters
present participle: splintering
past tense: splintered
past participle: splintered
noun
singular: splinter
plural: splinters
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