fracking
pronunciation
How to pronounce fracking in British English:
UK [ˈfrækɪŋ]
How to pronounce fracking in American English:
US [ ˈfrækɪŋ]
Word Origin
- fracking (n.)
- along with frack (v.), by 2000 in engineering jargon, short for hydraulic fracturing and with a -k- to keep the -c- hard.
Example
- 1. Ford claims that when wells are properly built , as they usually are , fracking is safe .
- 2. Fracking and gas drilling have caused controversy across the country .
- 3. Another worry is that fracking may cause earthquakes .
- 4. Critics fear that fracking can contaminate ground and surface water or even cause gas to leak into domestic water supplies .
- 5. Local opposition to fracking could leave vast tracts of the shale gas undeveloped .