different between racking vs fracking

English

Noun

racking (countable and uncountable, plural rackings)

1. (roofing) A method of asphalt shingle application, whereby shingle courses are applied vertically, up the roof rather than laterally across and up.
2. (nautical) spun yarn used in racking ropes
3. (brewing) The process of clarifying, and thereby deterring further fermentation of, beer, wine or cider by draining or siphoning it from the dregs.

Synonyms

• (roofing): straight-up method

Translations

Verb

racking

1. present participle of rack

Adjective

racking (comparative more racking, superlative most racking)

1. Alternative spelling of wracking

See also

Anagrams

• arcking, carking, craking

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?f?æk??/

Etymology 1

frack +? -ing

Alternative forms

• fraccing, fracing

Noun

fracking (usually uncountable, plural frackings)

1. (oil industry) Hydraulic fracturing.
   • 2010, Andrew Chung, "Quebec between a rock and a hard place on gas from shale," Toronto Star, 25 July (retrieved 26 July 2010):

     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.

Translations

Descendants

• ? Korean: ??? (peuraeking)

Etymology 2

frack +? -ing

Adjective

fracking (not comparable)

1. (slang, euphemistic, bowdlerization) Fucking.

Further reading

• fracking on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Spanish

Noun

fracking m (uncountable)

1. fracking