splintering
verb
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To come apart into long sharp fragments.
Example: The tall tree splintered during the storm.
To cause to break apart into long sharp fragments.
Example: His third kick splintered the door.
(of a group) To break, or cause to break, into factions.
Example: The government splintered when the coalition members could not agree.
To fasten or confine with splinters, or splints, as a broken limb.
noun
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The process or result of something being splintered.