Flaking

//ˈfleɪkɪŋ// adj, noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A piece of flaked material.

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

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of flake form-of, gerund, participle, present
Adjective
  1. 1
    Breaking or tending to break into flakes. not-comparable

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

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biteccentricsnowflakeclipalienearrange in layers

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"The paint on the gate is chipped and flaking."

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