flaking

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/ˈfleɪkɪŋ/

adjective

Breaking or tending to break into flakes.

“All the flaking paint had to be scraped off before repainting; fortunately, it came off easily.”

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Meanings

adjectiveflaking (not comparable)
  1. not comparableBreaking or tending to break into flakes.

    All the flaking paint had to be scraped off before repainting; fortunately, it came off easily.

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of flake
nounflaking (plural flakings)

plural flakings

  1. A piece of flaked material.

    In a cornfield on one side flakings of flint are numerous.

    1916, Allen Jesse Reynolds, Wilson Straley, The Archaeological Bulletin, volumes 7-9, page 3

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with flaking

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APA

flaking. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flaking

MLA

“flaking.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flaking. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “flaking,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flaking.

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