Vocabulary

Form

to break; to be smashed

verb vi
N4 freq #900

Example sentences

The ice gave way under his weight.

All the eggs in the box were broken.

Having a splitting headache, I went to bed earlier than usual.

I have a splitting headache.

My head is splitting from the noise.

With the window broken, we could not keep the room warm.

The plate slipped from her hand and crashed to the floor.

The sea ice is highly variable - frozen solid during cold, calm weather and broken up in large areas of open water during storms.