flake off in English

Forms: flakes off [present, singular, third-person], flaking off [participle, present], flaked off [participle, past], flaked off [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} flake off (third-person singular simple present flakes off, present participle flaking off, simple past and past participle flaked off)

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"flake off" meaning in English

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