noun

fracking

FRA-kihng

noun

A drilling method that cracks open underground rock with pressurized fluid to release trapped oil or gas.

"Fracking has made the country a major natural gas exporter."

"Environmental groups have long campaigned against fracking near water supplies."

How to Use Fracking

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishHydraulic fracturing — pumping high-pressure fluid underground to release oil or gas.

Common pairings

fracking site anti-fracking protest shale fracking

frackings plural

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_____ has made the country a major natural gas exporter.

From frack + -ing.

hacking backing lacking jacking sacking racking cracking blacking clacking tracking quacking smacking