plural of Splinter

plural of splinter

The process or result of something being splintered.

present participle of splinter

plural of splintering

simple past tense and past participle of splinter

(intransitive) To come apart into long sharp fragments. / (transitive) To cause to break apart into long sharp fragments. / (figuratively, of a group) To break, or cause to break, into factions.

A long, sharp fragment of material, often wood. / A small such fragment that gets embedded in the flesh. / A group that formed by splitting off from a larger membership.

A surname.

That can be splintered.