Dividing
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Dividing is an adjective meaning Serving to divide or separate.
Meaning
Serving to divide or separate.
More Meanings
- present participle and gerund of divide
- An act of division.
Example Sentences
Dividing seven dollars among three people is difficult!
We installed a dividing wall in order to create two rooms out of one.
Hence the noun also means dividing, or portion as that which is divided — whether an inheritance, or whether the dividings of spoil after battle.
Word Forms
- dividings
Synonyms for dividing
Depending on context, synonyms include disjunctive, divisional.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include divisional, disjunctive, nonbearing, split, divisive, separating.
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