splitting

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++split·ting /ˈsplɪtɪŋ/ adjective  splitting headache HURT/CAUSE PAINa very bad headache 剧烈的头痛

Examples from the Corpus

splitting• We passed a gaunt-looking man with splitting boots and a battered overcoat fastened with a string.• I realized that I had a splitting headache and that my knee joints were uncertain of their purpose when I stood up.• Then the crack of splitting wood, and the silence across the river shot out of the dark.

split·ting adjectiveChineseSyllable  

very bad headache Corpus a

splitting
split‧ting /ˈsplɪtɪŋ/ adjective
splitting headache a very bad headache

split·tingBrE /ˈsplɪtɪŋ/ 🔊NAmE /ˈsplɪtɪŋ/ 🔊 adjective [only before noun] if you have a splitting headache, you have a very bad pain in your head （头痛）欲裂的