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flaking

flaking

English

Adjective

flaking ‎(not comparable)

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

present participle of flake

Noun

flaking ‎(plural flakings)

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.