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splintered

The correct spelling is splintered.

How to pronounce splintered

verb

Say it like: Spl-int-ere-d

The correct spelling is splintered. To come apart into long sharp fragments. For example: "The tall tree splintered during the storm."

Usage Examples

The tall tree splintered during the storm.

His third kick splintered the door.

The government splintered when the coalition members could not agree.

Definition

verb

  1. 1.To come apart into long sharp fragments.
  2. 2.To cause to break apart into long sharp fragments.
  3. 3.(of a group) To break, or cause to break, into factions.
  4. 4.To fasten or confine with splinters, or splints, as a broken limb.

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