- present participle of fracture.
fracturing
Example Sentences
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But while he finished a respectable fourth, he needed hospital treatment after fracturing a leg he had previously broken.
From BBC ● May 22, 2026
Asian countries are rationing fuel, governments are emptying their crude-oil stockpiles, airlines are canceling thousands of flights, and Middle East alliances are fracturing.
From Barron's ● May 15, 2026
Reagan amid the tumult and tectonic fracturing of the 1960s Civil Rights and Free Speech movements.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 10, 2026
According to the researchers, these signals likely originate from dynamic rock fracturing processes that take place before an eruption.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 15, 2026
Still, for a few weeks, the fracturing country united in grief over the loss of Dr. Elisha Kent Kane, America’s Arctic hero.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
