flaking

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfleɪkɪŋ/
  • Rhymes: -eɪkɪŋ

Adjective

flaking (not comparable)

  1. Breaking or tending to break into flakes.
    All the flaking paint had to be scraped off before repainting; fortunately, it came off easily.

Verb

flaking

  1. present participle and gerund of flake

Noun

flaking (plural flakings)

  1. A piece of flaked material.
    • 1916, Allen Jesse Reynolds, Wilson Straley, The Archaeological Bulletin, volumes 7-9, page 3:
      In a cornfield on one side flakings of flint are numerous.

Derived terms

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