fracking

[frak-ing]

noun

1. hydraulic fracturing.

Other Word Forms

• frack verb (used with or without object)

Word History and Origins

Origin of fracking¹

Shortening and alteration

Example Sentences

I think Reform's agenda is a very Trumpian America agenda, where people end up paying for healthcare, there will be a lot of fracking in our lovely countryside.

From BBC

During the BBC interview the US Energy Secretary said fracking – releasing oil and gas trapped rock formations underground - could have a "tremendous" impact on the UK economy.

From BBC

Reform's deputy leader has refused to rule out fracking in Lancashire, despite the Reform-led county council ruling out a return to drilling.

From BBC

It's called shale gas and the method of getting it out of the ground, known as fracking, has proved politically difficult.

From BBC

In October, I knocked on a door in Pittsburgh where a voter informed me that “Democrats want to ban my fracking job, tell me what kind of car to buy and rename my local school.”

From Salon