"fracking" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈfɹækɪŋ/ Audio: En-au-fracking.ogg , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-fracking.wav
Etymology: frack + -ing Etymology templates: {{af|en|frack|-ing}} frack + -ing Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} fracking (not comparable)
  1. (slang, euphemistic, bowdlerization) Fucking. Tags: euphemistic, not-comparable, slang
    Sense id: en-fracking-en-adj-hRNR6i4E Categories (other): English euphemisms
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /ˈfɹækɪŋ/ Audio: En-au-fracking.ogg , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-fracking.wav Forms: frackings [plural]
Etymology: frack (“fracture”) + -ing Etymology templates: {{af|en|frack|-ing|t1=fracture}} frack (“fracture”) + -ing Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} fracking (usually uncountable, plural frackings)
  1. (oil industry) Hydraulic fracturing. Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Oil industry Synonyms: fraccing, fracing Derived forms: anti-fracking
    Sense id: en-fracking-en-noun-i9xema1R Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ing Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 71 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 27 73
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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