ALL meanings of slivering
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S s - noun slivering a small, slender, often sharp piece, as of wood or glass, split, broken, or cut off, usually lengthwise or with the grain; splinter. 1
- noun slivering any small, narrow piece or portion: A sliver of sky was visible. 1
- noun slivering a strand of loose, untwisted fibers produced in carding. 1
- verb with object slivering to split or cut off (a sliver) or to split or cut into slivers: to sliver a log into kindling. 1
- verb with object slivering to form (textile fibers) into slivers. 1
- verb without object slivering to split. 1