verb🔗ShareAstillar, partirseTo break off pieces, or have them broken off, especially with an axe etc; to splinter."The old wooden fence, weakened by years of rain, spalted easily when I tried to pull a post free. "La vieja valla de madera, debilitada por años de lluvia, se astilló fácilmente cuando intenté sacar un poste.actionmaterialtechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading