Fracking
//ˈfɹækɪŋ// adj, noun, slang
adj, noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Hydraulic fracturing. uncountable, usually
"Still, environmentalists look to the U.S., where drilling with fracking is now a “megatrend” and where thousands of wells dot the landscape in Pennsylvania, Ohio and Colorado. They worry about higher greenhouse gas emissions compared to conventional natural gas—because of the energy used to get the gas—and water contamination."
- 2 a well-stimulation technique in which rock is fractured by a pressurized liquid wordnet
Adjective
- 1 Fucking. euphemistic, not-comparable, slang
"He's a fracking hawk the likes of which Hopkins never imagined — he's a blue darter."
Synonyms
All synonymsExample
More examples"Does fracking really cause earthquakes?"
Etymology
Etymology 1
From frack (“fracture”) + -ing.
Etymology 2
From frack + -ing.
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