flaking

/ˈfleɪkɪŋ/ · verb

Meaning

To break or chip off in a flake.
To prove unreliable or impractical; to abandon or desert, to fail to follow through.
To store an item such as rope or sail in layers
To hit (another person).
A piece of flaked material.
Breaking or tending to break into flakes.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

ack-ack(English)antiaircraft(English)pom-pom(English)fire(English)blast(English)flak catcher(English)attack(English)ack-ack gun(English)lithic(English)peeling(English)flake(English)flakes(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

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