splitting vs rending

splitting and rending both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
splitting	No	Yes	No	No
rending	No	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, splitting and rending are synonyms defined as:

splitting and rending: resembling a sound of violent tearing as of something ripped apart or lightning splitting a tree

Other synonyms of splitting include ripping.

splitting (adjective)	rending (adjective)
resembling a sound of violent tearing as of something ripped apart or lightning splitting a tree	resembling a sound of violent tearing as of something ripped apart or lightning splitting a tree