- present participle of splinter.
splintering
Example Sentences
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Instead, the middle class is splintering along generational lines.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 31, 2026
Now this very coalition is splintering as his support spirals downward.
From Salon ● Feb. 21, 2026
Individual investors kicked off 2026 by taking a page from the playbook of global central banks and stockpiling gold as a hedge against a splintering world order.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 10, 2026
“Or you get chaos and splintering and regionalization,” Ratney said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 13, 2026
I chop more wood, splintering it into stakes.
From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
