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.

plural of splinter

plural of splintering

The process or result of something being splintered.

present participle of splinter

A surname.

plural of Splinter

That can be splintered.